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Sunday, October 19, 2025
Masked settler filmed beating Palestinian woman with rod as she tries to harvest olives in West Bank
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleNurit Yohanan is The Times of Israel's Palestinian and Arab world correspondent
A masked settler armed with a long rod is filmed beating a woman who was trying to harvest her families olives in the central West Bank village of Turmusayya.
The woman was rushed to the hospital where she was transferred to the intensive care unit after suffering a brain hemorrhage, Palestinian media reports.
Two others were injured in the attack — a Palestinian and a foreign national, apparently an activist who had come to help protect Palestinians who frequently come under attack from violent settlers during the olive harvest season.
لحظة اعتداء مستوطن على سيدة فلسطينية بالضرب المبرح أثناء قطفها ثمار الزيتون في أرضها بقرية المغير شمال رام الله. pic.twitter.com/aB7p7EYIJE
— القسطل الإخباري (@AlQastalps) October 19, 2025
Earlier, settlers were reported to have set fire to several Palestinian vehicles in the area.
Israeli authorities have not yet issued a response, and no arrests have been made.
The Times of Israel Community.