Israeli settlers beat an AFP photographer and fire guns toward him and a colleague while the journalists cover violence in the West Bank, multiple outlets report. The photographer, identified by Al-Monitor as Jaafar Ashtiyeh, is said to suffer bruises to his head and torso. He is taken by ambulance to a hospital, with witnesses, his family, and fellow journalists cited by Al-Monitor.
Accounts also say the settlers steal the journalists’ camera equipment. The incident occurs as the media are covering ongoing confrontations in the area, including settler violence against Palestinian olive farmers. While the outlets broadly agree on the beating, gunfire directed at the journalists, and the seizure of equipment, the details highlighted vary, with Al-Monitor focusing on the photographer’s age and injuries and IOL emphasizing the theft of gear and the broader context of attacks on olive farmers.
