U.S. Congressional candidate Brad Lander was detained by Israeli forces early Wednesday in the West Bank while helping Palestinians harvest olives, then released with a "warning." Lander posted on X that his release was likely due to his public profile. He also noted that dozens of rabbis and others who were harvesting olives with him remain in detention, and called for their immediate release. Lander condemned the Israeli military's detention as "state-sponsored ethnic cleansing" aimed at undermining Palestinians' rights to harvest olives, access roads, and reside in their homes.