A Palestinian photojournalist, **Jaafar Ashtiyeh**, was attacked on Tuesday, September 6, while covering the start of the annual olive harvest in the occupied West Bank. The incident took place near the village of Aqraba, where Ashtiyeh was working alongside AFP chief photo editor John Wessels. During the attack, a four-wheel drive vehicle arrived, and one of its passengers opened fire toward the journalists and nearby Palestinians. At least six individuals then approached the AFP team and fired shots. As Ashtiyeh tried to return to the AFP vehicle, two attackers seized him and struck him with the butts of their weapons. Wessels said he heard Ashtiyeh screaming and was also threatened with a gun. The attackers took Ashtiyeh’s camera. He was hospitalized in Nablus with injuries to his head and torso, though X-rays showed no fractures. His son, Zain Jaafar, confirmed he would remain under medical supervision. AFP's director of information, Phil Chetwynd, called the attack a serious incident against journalists and urged a full investigation. He criticized the lack of action by Israeli security forces present during the attack. The Foreign Press Association (FPA), which represents international media in Israel and the Palestinian territories, expressed "deep concern" and said Israeli authorities must investigate why soldiers did not intervene. The FPA described the attack as a "blatant attempt to intimidate the press and hinder accurate coverage of the situation in the West Bank." Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemned the attack "with the greatest firmness," noting that attacks by Israeli settlers against journalists have become more common in the West Bank. RSF reported that 19 journalists have been detained in the West Bank in the three years following the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel by Hamas. Since the start of the war in Gaza in 2023, violence has increased in the West Bank, with attacks by Jewish settlers against Palestinians occurring almost daily. In July, a team from the American channel CNN was attacked by settlers near Ramallah. Approximately 500,000 Israelis live in settlements in the West Bank, which are considered illegal under international law, alongside about 3 million Palestinians. According to an AFP count based on data from the Palestinian Ministry of Health, more than 1,100 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank since October 2023, mostly by Israeli soldiers. Israeli officials say about fifty Israelis have been killed in Palestinian attacks or during Israeli military operations in the same period.