Four foreign pro-Palestinian activists — three Italians and one Canadian — have been wounded, one of them seriously, in a settler attack near Jericho, the Palestinian Authority’s WAFA news agency reports.
Medical and security sources cited by WAFA say that at dawn, some 10 masked settlers stormed the house where the activists were staying, beat them and stole their property, including passports and cellphones.
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani confirms to Italian media that three Italians were wounded, but not seriously, in the attack on the Palestinian community of Ein al-Duyuk.
Al Jazeera airs photos of the Italian activists — two women and one man — with bruises on their faces. The man appears to have a cut lip.
According to Italy’s La Repubblica newspaper, the activists reported the incident to the Palestinian police and were assisted by the mayor of Jericho.
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