HEBRON, July 29, 2011 (WAFA)- At approximately 9:15 AM on Wednesday masked settlers from the Havat Ma'on outpost armed with stones and an iron bar harassed three Palestinian shepherds and attacked two international observers. The settlers threw stones at the internationals, and hit one of them in the head with an iron bar, Friday said an Operation Dove press release.

It said that the Palestinian shepherds were out with their flocks on Palestinian land near Mesheha hill when the four masked settlers attacked them. The shepherds were able to leave the area, but the settlers attacked the internationals. One of the internationals was a member of Christian peacemaker teams; the other was visiting the area. The settlers destroyed the CPTer's camera and chased them both back to At-Tuwani. The CPTer went to the hospital and received 8 stitches.

Christian peacemaker teams and Operation Dove have documented six occasions since June 22, 2011, in which settlers from Havat Ma'on have attacked Palestinians or internationals near Mesheha Hill.

F.R.