This article was originally published by Ma'an News and is republished with permission.

A Palestinian photojournalist sits on the ground after being assaulted by Israeli settlers while covering the olive harvest in the southern West Bank. (Mamoun Wazwaz, Maan Images)

Israeli forces seized three Palestinian journalists on Tuesday who were attempting to document Israeli settler attacks on Palestinian farmers in the village of Kafr Qaddum in the northern West Bank.

Three employees of Watan TV arrived in the village early on Tuesday, and were followed by Israeli settlers as they set out for the olive fields.

When the journalists began filming the abuse of Palestinian farmers by the settlers, Israeli troops seized them.

Watan TV identified the arrested men as assistant Ibrahim Bidwan, photographer Ibrahim Hammad, and Mohammad Mudeinah. They are currently being held in an undisclosed location.

Israeli settlers have been attacking Palestinian farmers daily since the beginning of this year's olive harvest, which began in earlier this month.

On Monday over 100 Israeli settlers assaulted Palestinian farmers in Kafr Qaddum.

Thousands of Palestinian families depend on income generated from the annual olive harvest, and attacks by Israeli settlers - coupled with restrictions on movement and access to farmland imposed by the Israeli army - have had dire effects on thousands of Palestinian farmers.

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