Current Olive Harvest Season in Occupied West Bank
The 2025 olive harvest season in the occupied West Bank has experienced the highest level of illegal settler attacks in the past five years, according to the United Nations.
Reported Incidents and Damage
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported a total of 126 attacks across 70 Palestinian communities, resulting in damage to more than 4,000 olive trees and saplings.
“The 2025 olive harvest season has so far witnessed the highest level of damage and number of affected communities due to settler attacks since 2020.”
Impact on Palestinian Civilians
Of the documented attacks, 60 involved direct assaults on Palestinian civilians. In the past week alone, at least 17 people were injured and 19 vehicles were vandalized.
Access Restrictions by Illegal Settlers
OCHA highlighted that illegal Israeli settlers from newly established outposts have imposed access restrictions on Palestinian farmers, blocking them from reaching their groves during the harvest season.
Recent Incident in Burin Village
On Saturday, illegal settlers attacked Palestinian olive pickers in Burin, south of Nablus. Several harvesters were assaulted when settlers stormed farmland between Burin and Huwara, forcing farmers to abandon their fields, as reported by the official news agency Wafa.
Summary
The 2025 olive harvest season in the West Bank has been marked by an unprecedented surge in settler violence, severely impacting Palestinian farmers and their access to land.
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