Israel–Palestine–Lebanon
Deir Ammar, west of Ramallah: Israeli settlers shoot and injure two Palestinians as forces fire on olive pickers, Al Jazeera reports citing WAFA
- Location
- Deir Ammar area, west of Ramallah, West Bank (village-level, estimated)
- Actors
- Palestine
- Importance
- Standard
In the town of Deir Ammar, west of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, Israeli forces opened fire on farmers picking olives on 17 October 2026, forcing them to leave their land, and in the same area Israeli settlers shot and injured two Palestinians, Al Jazeera reported, citing the Palestinian news agency WAFA. The report did not give the condition of the injured. No Israeli military or police statement was read.
- Injuries: Best 2 · Confidence: Probable · Evidence: Child, four women among Palestinians injured in West Bank pogroms · Two Palestinians shot and injured by settlers, per Al Jazeera citing WAFA.
Verification: unverified
Evidence: Child, four women among Palestinians injured in West Bank pogroms
Al Jazeera citing WAFA; the WAFA item itself was not read; injured not named and condition not given.
- Child, four women among Palestinians injured in West Bank pogromsAl Jazeera · news report · supports · Published 17 Oct 2026, 12:48 UTC · Retrieved 17 Oct 2026, 13:53 UTC
Classification
Military · Armed attack · Atomic
Tags: deir_ammar · olive_harvest · ramallah · settler_attack · west_bank
Participants
- Palestine · Affected · Evidence: Child, four women among Palestinians injured in West Bank pogroms · Two Palestinians shot and injured by settlers; olive pickers forced off their land.
Location methodology
Deir Ammar area, west of Ramallah, West Bank (village-level, estimated) · within 2.5 km · Confidence: Estimated · Evidence: Child, four women among Palestinians injured in West Bank pogroms
Claims
- In Deir Ammar, west of Ramallah, Israeli forces opened fire on farmers picking olives, forcing them to leave their land; in the same area Israeli settlers shot and injured two Palestinians. · Attributed to Al Jazeera (citing WAFA) · Confidence: Probable · Evidence: Child, four women among Palestinians injured in West Bank pogroms
Review and provenance
Revision 1 · First published 17 Oct 2026, 13:54 UTC · Current revision 17 Oct 2026, 13:54 UTC · Change: Initial