Palestinian photojournalist Alaa Badarneh was bruised by stones when Israeli settlers targeted olive harvesters and foreign activists between the villages of Qusra and Jalud. The assault follows another severe incident on October 16 northeast of Ramallah, where roughly 80 masked settlers attacked harvesters in Abu Falah. During that prior confrontation, photojournalist Heidi Levine was subjected to a prolonged beating that left her with extensive fractures and stolen equipment.
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Photojournalists documenting the West Bank olive harvest face severe physical assaults an…: Photojournalists documenting the West Bank olive harvest face severe physical assaults and property theft from settlers.
Settler groups have repeatedly targeted both local Palestinian agricultural workers and i…: Settler groups have repeatedly targeted both local Palestinian agricultural workers and international solidarity activists south of Nablus and near Ramallah.
Media workers covering seasonal farming operations have suffered serious injuries, includ…: Media workers covering seasonal farming operations have suffered serious injuries, including spinal fractures and wounds requiring surgery.
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Israeli settlers wounded Palestinian photojournalist Alaa Badarneh during an attack south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian news agency Wafa reports.
Qusra Mayor Abdul Azim Wadi told Wafa that settlers assaulted olive harvesters and international solidarity activists between Qusra and Jalud. Stones the settlers threw struck Badarneh, who works for the EPA photo agency, leaving him with bruises, Wadi said.
On 16 October, about 80 masked settlers carrying clubs rushed Palestinians harvesting olives in Abu Falah, northeast of Ramallah. Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine, 63, fell during the attack, and settlers beat her for more than 10 minutes.
Levine suffered fractures to her ribs and spine and needed hand surgery. She also lost her camera, phone and passport to theft during the attack.
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