An NBC News team is safe in Tel Aviv after being attacked on camera by Israeli settlers in the West Bank.
On Sunday’s episode of todayForeign correspondent Matt Bradley revealed that his team was “recovering well” after they “all took hits” during an interview the previous day with elderly Palestinian woman Aida Ahmed Abdullah, who was knocked unconscious in Saturday’s attack.
“I’m safe, and I’m recovering,” Bradley told Willie Guest. “I was hit twice in my arm. In fact, every member of my team, including the producer, the cameraman and one of the drivers we were with, were all hit. But we are all recovering well.”
While interviewing Abdullah, whose home was occupied by Israeli settlers, a group of masked men in a car with Israeli license plates attacked them with sticks and stones, beating them. One of the attackers was seen waving a stick at the photographer before the camera fell to the ground.
“They smashed the windshield of our car, beat our crew with batons, and beat Aida until she lost consciousness,” Bradley said. “We were able to transfer her to an ambulance, and our team treated her for minor injuries.”
Abdullah is also recovering after being released from the hospital, but her house is still occupied by settlers.
Citing the United Nations, Bradley noted that the recent escalation in Israeli settler violence in the West Bank has led in recent weeks to the killing of 76 Palestinians this year, including 18 children.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US Ambassador Mike Huckabee condemned “Israeli terrorists,” while the country’s military and border police opened an investigation into the attack.
