Palestinian monitors documented 674 attacks on olive farmers and groves across the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, during 37 days of the olive harvest, according to the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission. The attacks took place between 1 October and 6 November 2026, the commission said, citing figures reported by the Palestinian news agency WAFA.

The commission said Israeli settlers carried out 520 of the attacks, while Israeli forces were responsible for 154. The governorates of Nablus, Ramallah and al-Bireh, and Salfit accounted for most of the incidents, with 230, 130 and 129 attacks respectively, about 73 percent of the total. Hebron recorded 87 attacks, Jenin 41, Bethlehem 30, Qalqilya 24 and Jerusalem three.

The documented incidents included 249 cases of intimidation and threats, 76 physical assaults and 43 cases of farmers being denied access to their land. The commission also recorded 91 incidents of olive theft, 37 cases of equipment theft or confiscation, 20 cases of tree damage and 18 cases of trees being cut down or uprooted. About 2,974 olive trees were damaged. One Palestinian taking part in the harvest was killed after being wounded by settler gunfire.

The commission said the 2026 figure was sharply higher than previous harvests, with 333 attacks recorded in 2023, 407 in 2024 and more than 441 in 2025, a rise of 102 percent on 2023 and 66 percent on 2024 despite the shorter assessment period. It called for international intervention to protect Palestinian farmers, guarantee safe access to their land and hold those responsible to account.