Masked Israeli settlers attack Palestinian shepherds near Hebron
9 Jun 2008
Four Palestinians, including a woman, were injured when masked Israeli settlers attacked shepherds on Sunday in the West Bank village of Sussia, south of the city of Hebron.
Shepherds told to the Israeli police, who were present during the attack, that the attackers were Israeli settlers and they beat them with sticks and clubs.
The shepherds fainted and were transferred to Soroka hospital in the Israeli city of Beer Sheva for treatment.
Other shepherds were treated at a Hebron hospital.