Archive · 9 Nov 2025
Settlers Attack Palestinians, Journalists During West Bank Olive Harvest
People were trying to harvest olives, which is a yearly event.
Some people who live in a nearby settlement, without official approval, attacked the harvesters.
These attackers used sticks and rocks.
Among those attacked were reporters trying to document what was happening.
Two reporters were hurt and their equipment was broken.
This happened in the West Bank, an area where there have been many such attacks, especially during harvest time.
The United Nations reported that October saw the most settler attacks since they started tracking them.
The Israeli army said they would look into the incident, but witnesses didn't see soldiers there during the attack.
Rights groups say these kinds of attacks are often not investigated properly.
Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian villagers, activists, and journalists during an olive harvest in the West Bank.
Two Reuters employees, a journalist and a security adviser, were among those injured in the attack near Nablus.
The attackers reportedly used sticks, clubs, and hurled rocks, and shouted in Hebrew.
The incident occurred near a settler outpost, which Israeli authorities do not approve, and follows a record high number of settler attacks in October.
Witnesses reported seeing no Israeli soldiers at the scene during the attack, despite the IDF stating they were dispatched.
- Who
- Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian villagers, activists, and journalists, including Reuters employees.
- What
- An attack occurred during an olive harvest, resulting in injuries to Palestinians, activists, and journalists, with damaged equipment.
- When
- Saturday, during the olive harvest season which began in October.
- Where
- Near a settler outpost in the occupied West Bank, south of Nablus.
- Why
- The article does not explicitly state the motivation for the attack, but it occurred during an olive harvest in an area known for settler violence.
Palestinians, Activists, Journalists, UN, and Most Nations
Israeli Settlers and Israeli Authorities
Legality of Settlements and Outposts
Palestinians, Activists, Journalists, UN, and Most Nations
Regard settlements and outposts as illegal under international law.
Israeli Settlers and Israeli Authorities
Disputes the illegality of settlements and outposts.
Investigation and Accountability for Attacks
Palestinians, Activists, Journalists, UN, and Most Nations
Call for thorough investigations and accountability for perpetrators of settler violence.
Israeli Settlers and Israeli Authorities
State that the IDF condemns violence and that police will conduct reviews; however, Israeli rights groups note rare investigations and accountability.
- Date of Incident
- Saturday
- Location
- Near a settler outpost south of Nablus, West Bank
- Group Attacked
- Palestinian villagers, activists, and journalists
- Injured Journalists
- Reuters journalist Raneen Sawafta and security adviser Grant Bowden
- Attacker Description
- Dozens of masked men descending from a settler outpost, described as wielding sticks and clubs and hurling rocks
- October Settler Attacks
- At least 264 attacks against Palestinians in the West Bank
- Number of People at Harvest
- Approx. 30 villagers/activists, 10 journalists