How Israeli settlers wearing keffiyehs are attacking West Bank olive groves

France 2423 October 2026, 17:21 UTCPalestine

The olive harvest officially began in the West Bank on October 15, 2026, and it has coincided with an uptick in violence towards Palestinians carried out by both Israeli settlers and soldiers. Meanwhile, the settlers and soldiers have been using social media to promote an aesthetic, Instagram-friendly and nationalistic view of these harvests.

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