From among the broken remains of Brahim Hamaiel's olive trees, in the occupied West Bank, we saw the masked men approach.
A dozen settlers, charging down from the illegal outpost above his farm and across the field towards us, moving fast and carrying large sticks.
A sudden and unprovoked attack.
Brahim had been showing us the trees he said had been hacked to pieces this week by settlers from the outpost.
His family have farmed olives here on land near Turmus Aya, for generations, making it a target for extremist settlers who think killing Palestinian trees and livestock will also kill the idea of a Palestinian State, by forcing residents like Brahim off their land.
