PALESTINIAN JOURNALIST ASSAULTED BY ZIONIST SOLDIERS NEAR BETHLEHEM

Bethlehem,  16 Rabi’ul Akhir 1435/16 February 2014 (MINA) – Israeli occupation soldiers assaulted a Palestinian photojournalist while he was filming a documentary in the village of Wadi Fukin, southwest of Bethlehem on Saturday, family members told Ma’an.

Yousef Shakarnah was filming a documentary about the plight of locals who work inside Israel when the Zionist soldiers assaulted him, causing him bruises and injuries all over his body.

Shakarna was subsequently transferred to al-Yamamah Hospital following the attack, Ma’an News Agency quoted by Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA) as reporting.

The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate condemned the attack on Shakarna and accused Israeli occupation forces of “targeting journalists to try to conceal the truth.”

The union said in a statement to Ma’an that it would file a formal complaint to international authorities about the incident.

An Israeli occupation military spokesperson said they were looking into the incident. (T/P015//E01)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency