Palestinian farmers harvest olives with the help of foreign activists in the village of Battir, west of Bethlehem, West Bank, Palestine, on October 22, 2026. [Mamoun Wazwaz – Anadolu Agency]

Italy’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday demanded “urgent clarification” from Israeli authorities over the detention of several Italian activists in the occupied West Bank.

In a statement, the ministry said the Italian nationals were detained alongside other international activists in the village of al-Buweib, south of Hebron, while accompanying Palestinian farmers during the olive harvest.

The ministry said it had so far received confirmation that the Italian women were being held at a police station. Israeli authorities had informed it that four Italian nationals were being held.

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