Six people were injured after extremist Israeli settlers attacked peace activist rabbis from the Rabbis for Human Rights organization near Kusra in the West Bank on Tuesday.
Footage released by the organization shows the settlers hurling rocks at the activists, as well as journalists documenting the incident.
According to the organization, a journalist and a Palestinian resident of the West Bank were among the injured, with the other four being Rabbis for Human Rights activists.
One of the victims was transported to a hospital for a head injury, while the rest sustained minor injuries, the organization said.
The activists said they contacted the police after noticing the settlers gathering on a nearby hill about 90 minutes into the olive harvest.
Club-armed settlers attacked while IDF was present, activists say
The settlers, who the activists said were armed with clubs, then descended the hill and began their attack once IDF soldiers arrived on the scene.
The IDF fired tear gas at the attackers, but activists said the settlers began to attack again soon after from a different direction. Due to the attack, the Rabbis for Human Rights activists were forced to leave the area.
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