A Palestinian farmer and his teenage son were brutally beaten by masked Israeli settlers during the olive harvest in Beita village, in what locals describe as a sharp escalation of violence across the occupied West Bank. Since September 1, the United Nations has recorded more than 200 attacks on farmers, exceeding the total for the entire harvest season last year. Victims say they have no protection and face a system that shields attackers while the state supports settlement expansion.
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Beita
Village in the West Bank