Settlers open fire on Palestinian olive pickers southeast of Bethlehem

Israeli settlers have opened fire on Palestinians harvesting olives near Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank this morning, Wafa reports.

Sources told the Palestinian news agency that settlers attacked the farmers in Abu Nujaym while they were picking olives on privately owned land, and then fired on them.

Israeli forces later raided the village and fired tear gas at Palestinian olive pickers, Wafa said.

No injuries have been reported, but a number of Palestinians were forced from their land and prevented from returning, the news agency added.

A record number of settler attacks on Palestinian olive farmers has been recorded since the harvest began in September.

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