Key Facts

• Israel is deporting 32 foreign activists who were helping Palestinian farmers during olive harvests.
• The activists were arrested near the town of Burin in the Nablus Governorate.
• These arrests were linked to protests against a rule that restricts access to the land to only those working on the harvest.
• Since the harvest began, there have been 158 attacks on olive pickers by Israeli settlers and soldiers.
• About 765 olive trees have been destroyed in these attacks.
• An estimated 80,000 to 100,000 Palestinian families depend on olive harvests for their income.
• The UN reports an increase in violence against Palestinians, with over 1,000 Palestinians killed since October 2023 in the West Bank alone.
• More than 700,000 Israeli settlers live in settlements considered illegal under international law in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.