# Israel arrests 36 Palestinians in the West Bank as attacks on farmers increase

https://mins.news/en/item/112149

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-23 04:09 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/23/israel-arrests-36-palestinians-in-the-west-bank-attacks-on-farmers-ramp-up?traffic_source=rss

> Israeli forces arrested 36 Palestinians in raids across the occupied West Bank. A commission said Israeli forces and settlers carried out 17 attacks on Palestinian farmers and their land on Thursday during the olive harvest, including assaults, blocking access, stealing crops and equipment, damaging or burning olive trees, arrests, armed threats and live fire.

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