Lander, who was described by the supplied sources as a New York congressional candidate, said he and other detainees were being taken by bus to a police station. The Guardian reported that the group included several rabbis and Israel’s former deputy attorney general.
The incident was reported on October 21, 2026, by The Guardian and The Hill. Both reports said Lander was detained while harvesting olives in the West Bank. The Guardian identified the location as near Nahalin, while The Hill used the spelling Nehalim.
The available reports do not state the reason given by the Israeli military for the detentions. They also do not establish the precise number of people detained, how long they were held or what happened to them afterward. The Guardian’s figure of approximately 80 is therefore not a confirmed exact count.
Lander’s account of the transfer was reported by The Guardian, which described his social-media post as coming from a bus taking him to a police station. The source does not independently establish who operated the transport. The supplied reporting confirms the detention claim and the participation of international and Israeli volunteers, but it does not provide a documented account of the detentions’ outcome.