The team – Senior International Correspondent Fanny Facsar, a DW cameraman and a local colleague – was in Ramallah to document risks faced by media professionals in the occupied West Bank when Israeli soldiers aimed their weapons at them during filming. All three wore protective gear clearly marked "PRESS." Nevertheless, the soldiers fired tear gas, hitting the group, but no one was injured. The same day, an Israeli operation in Ramallah left dozens of people injured. DW has published footage of the attack on DW News (from 2:30 min). Earlier in July, another DW team was attacked with stones and chased by radical Israeli settlers in the village of Sinjil, north of Ramallah. That team escaped without injury, though the cameraman's vehicle was heavily damaged. Read the full report. DW Director General Peter Limbourg issued a strong statement on the current situation: "The repeated attacks on our journalists in the West Bank are absolutely unacceptable. There is no justification for threatening press representatives – neither by the military nor by radical settlers. We call on the Israeli government to ensure the safety of all journalists. Press freedom and the protection of media professionals are fundamental pillars of any democracy." DW will continue to report on developments in the region and advocate for the safety of its staff and for press freedom worldwide.