The events of October continued to highlight the vulnerability facing significant segments of the Palestinian population. In Area C of the West Bank, 20 bedouin communities east of Jerusalem face imminent eviction by Jan 2012. Israeli settler violence continued to undermine the olive harvest in the northern West Bank. The Israeli army issued a military order amending a few provisions related to Palestinian children facing detention, including redefining children 16 and 17 years old as minors. In Gaza, the livelihoods of date farmers are undermined by the outbreak of a new pestilence
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