QUSRA, West Bank — Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians and the activists accompanying them as they harvested olives near the town of Qusra, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, an activist and local officials said, in an attack that injured a press photojournalist and a foreign activist, the Associated Press reported.
Source: Associated Press, Nov 10, 2026
Mattan Berner Kaeish, an activist with Protect the Harvest, told the AP that the settlers struck multiple people with sticks and rocks in the village of Qusra. Rabbis for Human Rights also shared a video on Instagram showing a masked settler striking a woman in the head with a flagpole, the AP reported.
Source: Associated Press, Nov 10, 2026
Qusra Mayor Abdul Azim Wadi told Anadolu Agency that settlers attacked Palestinian olive pickers and foreign activists on agricultural land between the towns of Qusra and Jalud. The attack injured European Pressphoto Agency photojournalist Alaa Badarneh and a foreign activist, and several vehicles were also damaged, Wadi said.
Source: Anadolu Agency via Maldives Ledger, Nov 10, 2026
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said its medical teams provided field treatment to Badarneh, who sustained a hand injury after being beaten and struck by stones during the attack, Anadolu reported.
Source: Anadolu Agency via Maldives Ledger, Nov 10, 2026
Forces arrive — then stones at the soldiers too
Associated Press footage showed Israeli forces arriving and trying to disperse crowds. After the confrontation, another group of settlers attempted to enter the village and threw stones at Israeli security forces, who responded with tear gas, the AP reported. The Israeli military confirmed stones were hurled at soldiers but did not say by whom.
Source: Associated Press, Nov 10, 2026
Wadi said Qusra had lost agricultural land and faced an especially difficult olive harvest season this year due to repeated settler attacks. Residents have managed to harvest only around 33% of the olive trees on their land, he told Anadolu.
Source: Anadolu Agency via Maldives Ledger, Nov 10, 2026
What is solid
- Settlers attacked olive harvesters near Qusra on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, injuring EPA photojournalist Alaa Badarneh and a foreign activist — reported independently by the Associated Press and Anadolu Agency.
- The Palestinian Red Crescent treated Badarneh in the field for a hand injury after he was beaten and struck by stones (Anadolu).
- The Israeli military confirmed stones were hurled at soldiers during the confrontation (AP).
What is only claimed
- The Israeli military did not say who threw the stones at its soldiers; the AP reported that a group of settlers threw stones at security forces after the confrontation, a detail the military's confirmation did not specify.
- The wider West Bank casualty figures (more than 1,220 killed and about 13,746 injured since October 2023) are Palestinian figures cited by Anadolu and were not independently verified in these reports.
The incident comes amid continued attacks by Israeli forces and settlers across the occupied West Bank since the outbreak of Israel's war on Gaza in October 2023, Anadolu reported. Palestinian communities have also reported home demolitions, attacks on agricultural land, destruction of vehicles and religious sites, restrictions on farmers accessing their land, and displacement amid continued settlement expansion. Palestinians warn that settlement expansion and continued attacks are contributing to efforts to annex the occupied West Bank, threatening prospects for an independent Palestinian state in accordance with relevant United Nations resolutions, Anadolu reported.
Source: Anadolu Agency via Maldives Ledger, Nov 10, 2026
Neither the AP nor Anadolu reported any arrests in connection with Tuesday's attack at the time of publication. The olive harvest — the economic backbone of villages like Qusra — continues with Palestinian farmers accompanied by solidarity activists from groups such as Protect the Harvest and Rabbis for Human Rights, whose presence and video documentation featured in Tuesday's reporting.