Palestinian killed, several injured in Israeli pogrom in occupied West Bank
Summary
A Palestinian man was killed and 16 others injured during attacks by Israeli settlers in the northern West Bank while Palestinians were picking olives. Palestinian health officials and local sources reported that Israeli forces protected the settlers and also detained ambulance workers trying to help the injured.Key Facts
- Ali Hassan Yasser al-Bazzari, 44, from Burqa near Nablus, was killed during the attack.
- Sixteen Palestinians were wounded, with some suffering gunshot wounds and others beaten.
- Injured people were treated in hospitals in Tulkarem and Nablus.
- Israeli forces reportedly attacked ambulance crews and briefly detained three paramedics and a volunteer.
- The violence happened while Palestinians were harvesting olives, an important seasonal activity.
- Around 45,000 olive trees have been destroyed in the West Bank this year.
- Attacks by settlers and Israeli forces have made olive harvesting dangerous for Palestinians.
- Similar assaults occurred near Anata, another area in the central West Bank.
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