Jaafar Ashtiyeh, a 58-year-old veteran photographer for Agence France-Presse, was hospitalized after being beaten by armed Israeli settlers while covering the olive harvest in the occupied West Bank, as reported by The Guardian.
The attack occurred near the northern village of Aqraba as Ashtiyeh and his colleague, John Wessels, documented farmers working on their land. This incident is part of a growing trend of violence during the harvest season, which serves as a crucial economic lifeline for the Palestinian community.
