Palestinian killed in settler attack on olive harvesters in West Bank

A Palestinian man was killed and 16 others wounded in a settler assault on olive harvesters in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian authorities said.

• The Palestinian Ministry of Health said Ali Hassan Yasser al-Bazzari, 44, was killed in an attack on olive pickers near Burqa, northwest of Nablus.

• The Palestine Red Crescent said it treated five wounded, including two with gunshot wounds and three who were beaten.

• The Red Crescent said Israeli forces assaulted ambulance crews and briefly detained three paramedics and a volunteer.

• The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the attack as a war crime and called for international protection and accountability for Israel.

• The slain man was a Palestinian security official, and Israeli soldiers joined settlers in the assault, Palestinian officials said.