Olive harvesting in the area required advance coordination to maintain security and public order, particularly near Israeli communities. According to the military, its personnel, Border Police forces and [[Judea and Samaria]] District Police officers detained those present because of the security risks associated with an uncoordinated harvest. The military also stated that approximately 100 coordinated olive harvests had taken place across the West Bank, producing dozens of tons of agricultural produce.<ref>{{cite news |title=‘Harvesting Headlines’: Brad Lander Is Briefly Detained by IDF in West Bank Stunt |last=Zdan |first=Alex |work=The New York Sun |url=https://www.nysun.com/article/harvesting-headlines-brad-lander-is-briefly-detained-by-idf-in-west-bank-stunt}}</ref> | Olive harvesting in the area required advance coordination to maintain security and public order, particularly near Israeli communities. According to the military, its personnel, Border Police forces and [[Judea and Samaria]] District Police officers detained those present because of the security risks associated with an uncoordinated harvest. The military also stated that approximately 100 coordinated olive harvests had taken place across the West Bank, producing dozens of tons of agricultural produce.<ref>{{cite news |title=‘Harvesting Headlines’: Brad Lander Is Briefly Detained by IDF in West Bank Stunt |last=Zdan |first=Alex |work=The New York Sun |url=https://www.nysun.com/article/harvesting-headlines-brad-lander-is-briefly-detained-by-idf-in-west-bank-stunt}}</ref> |