NABLUS, December 3, 2011 (WAFA) – Jewish settlers Saturday attacked Palestinian shepherds near Salem, a village east of Nablus, according to local sources.
Witnesses said a group of settlers battered Najeh Abdul Qader, 60, while herding his sheep.
Ghassan Daghlas, an activist monitoring settlement activities in the northern West Bank, said settlers also attacked seven shepherds near Salem, but the village residents intervened before the Israeli army had stepped in.
Armed settlers were also seen at the entrance of Beit Fourik, a town west of Nablus.
R.Q./M.S.
