Israeli settlers abduct and assault Palestinian man in occupied West Bank

Israeli settlers abducted and assaulted a Palestinian man from the town of Ash Shuyukh, east of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, on Monday night, Wafa news agency is reporting.

According to reports, a group of settlers from the "Asfar" settlement raided a quarry in the al-Zafaran area, where they detained the workers and searched their cell phones before abducting and beating a Palestinian man and then abandoning him near a military checkpoint.

He was later transported by ambulance to the Hebron Government Hospital for treatment.