Israeli forces abduct Lebanese olive picker as restrictions cut off more than half of village farmland

“Israeli forces abduct Lebanese olive picker as restrictions cut off more than half of village farmland”

Israeli forces opened fire near a group of residents and abducted one as they harvested olives on the outskirts of Deir Mimas on Friday, the mayor told The National , adding that Israeli restrictions have rendered more than half of the southern Lebanese village’s olive groves inaccessible. “The group was picking olives in an area that was off-limits,” mayor Tania Barnaba said, adding that Israeli troops subsequently set up a checkpoint on the outskirts of the village, blocking further access to…