Attacks, raids and forced demolitions mark another day of Israeli violence in West Bank

Israeli forces and settlers perpetrated a series of attacks, raids, and forced demolitions against Palestinian olive pickers in the West Bank on Friday. The Palestinian Wall and Colonization Resistance Commission reported that 20 incidents took place across six governorates.

Farmers were blocked from accessing their fields and had their crops uprooted and stolen. In one instance, Israeli settlers entered farmland near ad-Duyuk at-Tahta with their sheep, destroying crops and greenhouses, causing estimated damages of hundreds of thousands of shekels.

In another incident, Israeli forces raided the Abu Fazaa Bedouin community for over three hours, smashing vehicles, assaulting residents, and detaining one man. In Hebron, several Old City neighborhoods, including the Ibrahimi Mosque, were closed for Jewish holidays and remained closed to Muslims until Saturday night. Forces detained three Palestinians, including a journalist, and a fourth individual, Mohammad Yousef Makhmareh, a disabled man who had lost a hand to a landmine, was detained after soldiers attempted to take his sheep.

In East Jerusalem, two Palestinians were forced to demolish their own homes, which housed 18 people, despite paying 25,000 shekels to prevent the demolitions. Palestinians from the village of Abu Falah, along with activists, attempted to harvest their olives while Israeli forces declared the area a closed military zone on November 6, 2026.