West Bank Huwara
Soldiers order harvesters and activists out of a grove near Huwara
The same day, WAFA reported a 58-year-old woman beaten and injured in the chest in a settler attack near as-Samu, south of Hebron.
Rabbis for Human Rights said Israeli soldiers used a closed military zone order signed the same day to remove its activists and Palestinian farmers from an olive grove near Huwara.
Rabbis for Human Rights said the order expelling its volunteers and Palestinian pickers was signed on 26 October. The IDF had no immediate comment, The Times of Israel reported.
Near as-Samu, south of Hebron, two Palestinians were injured in a settler attack, WAFA said. One, 58-year-old Hakima Halaia, was hurt in the chest after being beaten.
On 27 October WAFA reported two Palestinians injured in a settler attack on olive pickers near Ramallah, and three vehicles set alight in the Ramallah area.
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On 21 October Israeli forces detained about 80 activists, including 33 US citizens, who were helping farmers harvest near Nahalin after declaring a closed military zone.
Source: NPR via KPBS
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An olive harvest is not a security threat.Rabbis for Human Rights, Israeli rights group · The Times of Israel
Sources
- The Times of Israel (live blog), 26 Oct 2026
- WAFA, 25 Oct 2026
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