# Palestinian farmers blocked from West Bank olive harvest; volunteers detained

https://mins.news/en/item/110018

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-21 18:51 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/21/farmers-blocked-from-olive-harvest-in-occ-west-bank-volunteers-detained?traffic_source=rss

> Israeli settlers and the military are still preventing Palestinian farmers from reaching their olive groves during this year’s harvest in the occupied West Bank. Volunteers helping the farmers have also been detained, including US congressional candidate Brad Lander and activist Andrey X.

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