NABLUS (Ma'an) -- Israeli soldiers on Wednesday assaulted three Palestinians from Qusra village, near Nablus, in the northern West Bank, a Palestinian Authority official said.

Ahmad Jabir, Jamil Audeh and Dhirgham Abu Reida were taken to Rafidia Hospital in Nablus after the attack, said Ghassan Daghlas, who monitors settlement activities.

Soldiers beat them at a crossroads near Yatma village, Daghlas told Ma'an.