Saturday 1 November 2008

Jewish settlers wound three Journalists and a number of residents


[ 31/10/2008 - 09:11 PM ]


Kharsina settlers attack Palestinians in al-Khalil earlier this week

AL-KHALIL, (PIC)-- Three Journalists and a number of local residents of the southern West Bank city of al-Khalil were wounded on Friday as a result of an assault by extremists Jewish settlers.


Local sources said that masked Jewish settlers attacked three journalists who were covering the assaults on the family of Khalifa Da'na in their house which is adjacent to the Kharsina settlement to the north east of al-Khalil. The journalists sustained wounds and bruises.

The same sources said that Hazem Bader (41), the AFP correspondent, received head injuries and that Yusri al-Jamal (31), Reuters correspondent, was injured in his right foot, both were taken to the Ahli Hospital in al-Khalil.

The settlers also attacked Eyad Hamad, the AP correspondent, was bruised on his left foot and received first aid, but did no need to be hospitalised.

Members of the family of Da'na were assaulted and contents of their house were destroyed by the attacking settlers.

On Thursday evening, 4-5 settlers from the same settlement attacked the home of a 95-year-old Palestinian woman throwing stones and breaking windows. Neighbours called the police but they failed to show up.

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