Israeli settlers attack mayor of Beita in occupied West Bank

Israeli settlers have assaulted Mahmoud Barham, the mayor of Beita in the occupied West Bank, and a municipal official, according to local media.

Wafa news agency reported that the two were inspecting projects on Mount Qamas, located east of the town near Nablus, when they were attacked by settlers.

The settlers reportedly destroyed and smashed the officials' municipality-owned vehicle, after physically assaulting the two men and causing them to sustain bruises.

Both were subsequently transferred to a nearby hospital.

The attack comes two weeks after Israeli forces carried out a demolition operation targeting a vegetable market in Beita.