A farmer shot dead on the way to his olives; the harvest officially opens today
Settlers on tractors opened fire on farmers between Ramin and Burqa on 7 October, killing Ali Al Bazzari, 44; his cousin Abdul Latif, 59, says eight people were hurt, two by gunfire. The National reports two Palestinians killed by settlers since farmers began heading to their trees in late September, and says the season officially begins on Thursday, 15 October.