Israeli settlers attack and rob Italian and Canadian volunteers in West Bank

Israeli forces in the West Bank. The pace and intensity of attacks in Ein al-Duyuk have increased substantially over the past two months since the establishment of a new settler outpost. Photograph: APAImages/Shutterstock

Italy and Canada have raised concerns about the treatment of their citizens who were beaten and robbed by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank.

Three Italians and a Canadian were attacked early on Sunday morning in the village of Ein al-Duyuk, near Jericho, where they had volunteered to help protect the Palestinian population from intensifying settler violence.