Nine Palestinians injured in clash with Israeli troops and settlers near Ramallah

Nine Palestinians were injured on Saturday during a confrontation with Israeli troops and settlers in Deir Abu Mashal, a village near Ramallah, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent Society. The medical organization confirmed the casualty figure, which includes people hurt by gunfire, beatings and rubber bullets.

The clash began when Israeli settlers entered an olive grove and forced the Palestinians out, the Red Crescent said. One of the nine was shot, while the others were beaten or struck with rubber bullets during the incident.

Separately, the Turkish Anadolu News Agency reported that one of its journalists was hit by a rubber bullet while filming olive farmers in a Palestinian village. The outlet did not say whether the journalist was among the nine injured counted by the Red Crescent.

Olive groves in the West Bank are a frequent flashpoint during the autumn harvest season, when Palestinian farmers and Israeli settlers sometimes come into direct conflict over access to the land. Deir Abu Mashal lies in the Ramallah governorate, an area that has seen repeated friction between villagers and nearby settler communities.

The Red Crescent did not provide details on the condition of the nine injured or say how many were treated at the scene versus taken to hospital. There was no immediate public statement from the Israel Defense Forces about the Deir Abu Mashal incident.

The clash came amid a broader stretch of regional hostilities, including Israeli strikes in Gaza and along the Syrian-Lebanese border that the IDF has described as targeting militant infrastructure and operatives.