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Al Jazeera journalist assaulted by Israeli settlers near Bethlehem

BETHLEHEM, Friday, November 17, 2023 (WAFA) – Joseph Handal, a photojournalist with Al Jazeera, was injured today as colonial Israeli settlers attacked him near the Israeli checkpoint of Container, northeast of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, according to Palestinian security sources.

The sources informed WAFA that settlers intercepted Handal's vehicle as he was passing through the main road connecting to the towns of Abu Dis and Al-Eizariya. They brutally assaulted him, leaving him with bruises and injuries.

The attackers also drew a Star of David on the journalist's vehicle. Handal managed to escape and reach the outskirts of Abu Dis, where he received initial medical care.

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