Palestinian Foreign Ministry condemns Israeli attacks on West Bank farmers

The Palestinian Foreign Ministry has condemned the escalation of crimes by Israeli forces and settlers against Palestinian farmers in the occupied West Bank, most recently the attack on farmers harvesting olives in the towns of Burqa and Ramin, which resulted in the death of a Palestinian and injuries to more than 20 others.

In a statement, the ministry said the systematic targeting of unarmed Palestinian civilians and farmers during the olive harvest season—including shootings, beatings, and preventing them from accessing their land—as well as assaults on Palestinian ambulance crews attempting to reach and evacuate the wounded, constitute war crimes and a dangerous escalation of Israeli aggression in the West Bank.

The ministry called on the international community to provide protection for the Palestinian people and to compel Israel, as the occupying power, to halt its crimes and hold perpetrators accountable at all levels. It urged practical and deterrent measures to end the system of settlement and settler violence, ultimately leading to an end to the Israeli occupation of the State of Palestine with Jerusalem as its capital.