# Why have settler attacks surged during the West Bank olive harvest?

https://mins.news/en/item/105108

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-18 12:35 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/18/why-have-settler-pogroms-surged-during-olive-harvest-season-in-west-bank?traffic_source=rss

> The EU condemned Israeli settler attacks on EU diplomats and Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, including an attack on French, Belgian and Polish diplomats’ vehicles near Taybeh. Critics say condemnation without concrete consequences will not deter settler violence during the olive harvest.

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