Israeli settlers

An Israeli Cabinet minister has called on the military to launch a war in the occupied West Bank, remarks reported by Anadolu Agency. The statement lands amid escalating Israeli military operations and settler violence in the territory, and is likely to draw criticism from Palestinians, rights groups and international observers who warn such rhetoric could further inflame an already volatile situation.

Israeli bulldozers have destroyed Palestinian olive trees in the occupied West Bank shortly before the annual olive harvest, according to a Reuters report. The timing is significant: the harvest is a key source of income for Palestinian farmers, and the destruction of trees has long been a flashpoint between settlers, the Israeli military and Palestinian communities.

Israeli forces are accused of preventing Palestinians from reaching their farmland across the occupied West Bank ahead of the annual olive harvest season, while allowing Israeli settlers to enter Palestinian groves and take the olive crop. One reported incident occurred in Deir Abu Mash'al, northwest of Ramallah. Critics describe the restrictions as part of a wider pattern of settler violence and land annexation in the territory.

Dozens of Israeli settlers performed rituals in the Qattanin Market in Jerusalem's Old City, on the route leading to Al-Aqsa Mosque, after Palestinian shop owners were forced to close their businesses, according to reports from the scene. The incident has drawn criticism from Palestinian observers, who view it as part of growing settler activity in occupied East Jerusalem and around the Al-Aqsa compound, a frequent flashpoint in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Israeli settlers stormed the area around Palestinian homes on the outskirts of Arraba, southwest of Jenin in the occupied West Bank. The incident is being reported amid ongoing settler violence across the West Bank, which has intensified since the Gaza war began. Palestinians in the area describe repeated harassment and attacks on rural communities, with little accountability for perpetrators.