Activists accuse Israeli settlers of assaulting US journalist and activist in West Bank

■ Steady

Activists accuse settlers of beating US journalist in West Bank village

Activists accuse Israeli settlers of assaulting a US journalist and an Israeli-Russian activist in Umm al-Khair, saying footage shows men, some armed, beating them. This follows a week in which the UN criticised Israeli actions in Hebron, Gaza and the wider West Bank. On Tuesday, UN aid transport in Gaza was suspended because Israel closed the Kerem Shalom crossing for election day.

• Activists say footage shows men, some armed, beating two people in Umm al-Khair.
• UN rights chief Volker Turk said the operation displacing more than 3,000 Palestinians in Hebron must end, after two Israeli soldiers were killed at a checkpoint near the city on Friday.
• UN-mandated investigators said Israel has committed extermination in the West Bank and genocide in Gaza; Israel dismissed a related report as part of a "misinformation campaign".
• Israeli forces killed at least five people in Gaza on Monday; the reported war death toll is 74,555, including 1,559 since the ceasefire last year.