On Saturday morning, illegal Israeli colonizers attacked citizens and international activists while they were picking olives in the village of Burin, south of Nablus in the northern occupied West Bank.
Media sources reported that a group of illegal settlers assaulted Palestinian farmers and foreign solidarity activists while they were picking olives in the eastern area of Burin village, injuring the citizen, Bashar Eid, and four international activists.
The sources added that the settlers assaulted the citizens and activists using rocks and sticks.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) reported that its ambulance crews transported a 57-year-old citizen to the hospital after he sustained various injuries as a result of the attack.
The PRCS added that its medics provided first aid to four international activists at the scene.
Meanwhile, a group of illegal Israeli colonizers attacked journalists, paramedics, and international activists in the town of Beita, south of Nablus, on Saturday morning.
The Palestinian Health Ministry reported that 11 people received medical treatment at the Rafidia Governmental Hospital after they were assaulted by settlers in the town of Beita; their conditions were described as stable.
Mohammed Hamayel, the Deputy Mayor of Beita town, told the WAFA News Agency that colonizers attacked participants in an olive harvest event in the “Jabal Qamas” area.
Hamayel added that a number of paramedics, journalists, and foreign solidarity activists sustained various injuries, including fractures and bruises after settlers assaulted them with rocks and clubs.
Media sources said that the journalists, Raneen Sawafteh, Muhammad Al-Atrash, Luay Saeed, Nael Buital, and Nasser Ishtayeh, in addition to a foreign activist were transported to the hospital for treatment.
The PRCS reported that its ambulance crews transported its own paramedics and journalists to the hospital after they were severely assaulted by Israeli colonizers.
For its part, the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate condemned the attack on journalists in the town of Beita, calling it a war crime.
The Journalists Syndicate added that the colonizers injured five journalists during the attack, and stated that it, in coordination with the International Federation of Journalists, will take action to hold the attackers accountable.
