Israeli settlers beat AFP photographer covering West Bank
Israeli settlers beat AFP photographer covering West Bank Armed Israeli settlers on Tuesday beat an AFP photographer, leaving him requiring hospital treatment, as he covered ongoing violence by settlers against the olive farmers in the occupied West Bank. Jaafar Ashtiyeh, 58, a veteran photographer for the international news agency in the Palestinian territory, suffered bruises to his head and…
Israeli settlers violently attacked an AFP photographer while he was reporting on the ongoing conflict with olive farmers in the West Bank. The 58-year-old veteran journalist, Jaafar Ashtiyeh, suffered bruises and required hospitalization after being beaten with rifle butts. Another AFP photographer, John Wessels, was also injured when a quadbike carrying attackers crashed into them, causing one Palestinian to be shot in the foot.
At least six more individuals joined the assault, further endangering the journalists. Ashtiyeh, who is Palestinian, will remain under observation at the hospital for a prolonged period.
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