On Saturday, 16 May 2020, Iyad Hussein (42), a father of two, set out for a walk in the northern section of his village, 'Einabus. He sat down to rest under a tree. Around noon, Hussein suddenly heard noises. When he turned around, he noticed three settlers standing a few hundred meters away. They started throwing stones at him, one of which hit his forehead, causing it to bleed.
Hussein got up and fled in the direction of the village, with the settlers chasing after him.
On the way, he fell and injured his hand. He got up and kept running. Fortunately, the settlers gave up the chase and retreated, apparently towards the outposts near the settlement of Yitzhar. The settlement outposts were established about a kilometer from the village.
Once Hussein reached 'Einabus, he called his brother in law, who drove him to a medical clinic in Huwarah. There, his hand was bandaged and the wound on his forehead cleansed. Hussein was then transferred to Rafidia Hospital in Nablus, where he was X-rayed and the wounds in his hand were sewn. He was later discharged.
A few month ago, settlers torched an elementary school classroom in ‘Einabus and sprayed hate graffiti on the external wall of the building, about 200 meters from the area where Hussein was attacked.
Two days after the incident, Iyad Hussein described his feelings in a testimony he gave to B’Tselem field researcher Salma a-Deb’i:
I had no choice, I had to run. When the settlers were chasing me, I felt like their prey. They chased me and I was terrified. My heart almost stopped beating from fear. I felt dizzy and exhausted.