2022-10-19 · Kisan, Bethlehem

Settlers stab and break leg of foreign volunteer at Kisan olive harvest, uproot 300 saplings

AssaultDamage to olive treesNo arrestsAwaiting review

On 19 October 2022 settlers attacked olive pickers and volunteers on the land of farmer Ibrahim Abayyat near Kisan, east of Bethlehem, stabbing a foreign volunteer and breaking her leg, according to WAFA as cited by The New Arab. Other foreign and Palestinian volunteers were also attacked, 300 olive saplings were uprooted and trees were sprayed with pesticide. OCHA reported that settlers stoned, assaulted and stabbed an olive picker and an international volunteer on the outskirts of Kisan and Kafr ad-Dik.

Location

Approximate: village

How it was located: Olive groves on the outskirts of Kisan; archive coordinates reused.

Victims and damage

Injured
At least 1
Killed
0
Damage
300 olive saplings of farmer Ibrahim Abayyat uprooted; olive trees sprayed with chemical pesticide.

Perpetrators

Army
Not known

Legal outcome

No legal steps recorded.

Sources

  1. The New Arab – Israeli settlers attack Palestinian olive farmers as Nablus siege continues
  2. OCHA oPt – Protection of Civilians Report | 11-24 October 2022

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