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Italy demands release of five activists detained by Israel during West Bank olive harvest

Middle East Eye23 October 2026, 16:04 UTCPalestine

Italy demands release of five activists detained by Israel during West Bank olive harvest Italy has called for the immediate release of five Italian activists, all women, held by Israeli forces in the West Bank, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Friday. Italian foreign ministry sources said the women were detained on Thursday by Israeli police in Kiryat Arba settlement near Hebron in the occupied West Bank, along with other international activists. They were seeking to protect Palestinian farmers from settler attacks during the olive harvest.

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