Palestinians barred from harvesting olive groves near homes

• Palestinian residents in Turmus Ayya were turned back and barred from harvesting their olive crops
• The blocked agricultural plots lie only tens of meters away from local residents' homes
• The restrictions were imposed to cater to the demands and ambitions of 'Israeli' settlers in the area

Palestinian citizens in the West Bank town of Turmus Ayya in Ramallah were blocked on Tuesday from accessing their agricultural lands and harvesting olive groves by 'Israeli' settlers, situated merely tens of meters from their residential homes.

Field footage documented local residents and farmers standing along access roads alongside tarps and harvesting equipment after being turned away and prohibited from picking their seasonal olive crops.

According to local observers on the ground, the ban on harvesting adjacent to the town's built-up area was enforced to comply with the demands and expansionist interests of 'Israeli' settlers in the region, effectively denying landowners access to their nearby properties during the annual harvest season.