A veteran photographer for Agence France-Presse was violently attacked by armed Israeli settlers while documenting settler violence against olive farmers in the occupied West Bank. The assault, which took place in the presence of Israeli soldiers, left the photographer hospitalized after being struck repeatedly with rifle butts despite his press credentials. The incident highlights escalating tensions and the dangers faced by journalists covering conflicts in the region. The full story details the brutal confrontation and its broader context of media safety in contested areas.
Jaafar Ashtiyeh was covering violence against olive farmers when settlers set upon him with the butts of their rifles Armed Israeli settlers beat a photographer in the presence of Israeli soldiers, hospitalising him, as he covered worsening settler violence against olive farmers in the occupied West Bank.Jaafar Ashtiyeh, a 58-year-old veteran photographer for Agence France-Presse in Palestine, was assaulted by a group of settlers, who beat him with the butts of their rifles, despite him being marked as press. He was assaulted in view of about a dozen armed Israeli soldiers. Continue reading...
