Israeli settlers have attacked two Deutsche Welle (DW) reporters within the occupied West Financial institution, Germany’s worldwide broadcaster mentioned on Saturday.
A correspondent and a cameraman have been pelted with giant stones and chased on Friday.
The pair have been within the Palestinian village of Sinjil, north of Ramallah, to report on a deliberate protest towards violence by radical settlers.
They have been reportedly in a position to escape unhurt, however the cameraman’s automobile was badly broken.
DW director Peter Limbourg condemned the assault.
“This assault can’t be justified by something, and we demand fairly clearly: the Israeli authorities should assure the security of all journalists within the West Financial institution,” he mentioned in a press release.
The Israeli army, which is answerable for safety issues within the West Financial institution, didn’t initially touch upon the matter. A spokesman said that they might study the report.
In response to Deutsche Welle, which is funded by the German state however operates independently, representatives of different worldwide media have been additionally current in the course of the assault. They have been additionally caught within the hail of stones from the settlers and needed to flee.
Because the October 7, 2023, massacres by the Islamist militant group Hamas in Israel and the ensuing warfare in Gaza, radical Israeli settlers have stepped up their assaults on Palestinians within the West Financial institution.
Again and again, they advance into Palestinian villages with firearms, baseball bats and stones, setting hearth to homes, vehicles and fields.
Along with the roughly 3 million Palestinians dwelling within the occupied West Financial institution, there are actually greater than 700,000 Israeli settlers dwelling in round 200 settlements, together with East Jerusalem.
