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Israeli settlers beat AFP photographer covering West Bank
Bilge Kotan · Middle East Eye
Published 7 Oct 2026, 6:03 am·18 h ago·1 min read
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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 torso and was taken by ambulance to a hospital, according to witnesses, his family and fellow journalists. Ashtiyeh and another AFP photographer, John Wessels, were near the northern village of Aqraba…
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