"Israeli" settlers attack Palestinian women

Masked ‘Israeli' settlers attack Palestinian women grazing their sheep near their Bedouin village of Umm al-Kher in the West Bank.

The women were tending their sheep, grazing in a nearby valley, when masked men attacked them with sticks. When the women began to flee, the men threw rocks at them until they were out of reach, the 'Christian Peacemaker Teams' in al-Khalil (Hebron) reported on Sunday.

According to the CPT report, one woman was hospitalized following the incident.

Members of CPT maintain a constant presence in al-Khalil and the neighboring village of al-Tuwani where they observe and try to provide international protection for Palestinians.