Israeli forces attack, assault Palestinian olive pickers near Nablus

Israeli occupation forces today attacked olive pickers in the town of Asira al-Shamaliya, and seized the olive harvest. The head of the Asira al-Shamaliya Municipal Council, Bassam Sawalha, reported that the occupation forces attacked olive pickers in the Barnat area on the eastern side of the town, seized the crop, and threatened them from returning to the area. The villages and towns of Nablus suffer from attacks by the occupation and its colonists, especially during the olive picking season. Source: Palestine News and Information Agency – WAFA