On Friday morning, settlers attacked farmers while they were harvesting olives on lands in the village of Beit Iksa, northwest of occupied Jerusalem.Eyewitnesses reported that settlers from the Ramot settlement, which is located on Palestinian land, attacked a number of farmers with stones and verbal abuse in the Wadi al-Madina area, and attempted to expel them from their land. Witnesses added that the farmers confronted the settlers and continued their work despite the attack.They pointed out that these attacks occur annually during the olive harvest season, as part of attempts to seize more land from the village, which is surrounded by the wall and settlements.For years, Beit Iksa has been subjected to repeated attacks, especially during the olive harvest season.
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