JERUSALEM: Israel will deport on Monday a British activist who was “kidnapped by settlers and assaulted” in the occupied West Bank over the weekend and subsequently transferred to police custody, his lawyer told AFP. Finn Joughin was in the southern West Bank village of Umm Al-Khair on Saturday doing protective presence — a tactic used to deter Israeli settler violence against Palestinians — his lawyer, Inbar Shaked Vardi, said.

Lawyer for Finn Joughin says he was trying to protect Palestinians' property, after settlers took him into custody for allegedly assaulting a minor before handing him over to cops

Footage from incident in Umm al-Kheir shows activist Finn Joughin trying to physically block a settler child, before being led away by armed men; police confirm he's in custody