US journalist injured during Israeli settler attack on West Bank olive harvest
Dozens of masked settlers burned olive groves and beat a Washington Post photographer, injuring at least 2 people and prompting calls for an investigation.
- On Friday, dozens of Israeli settlers attacked Washington Post photographer Heidi Levine in the occupied West Bank village of Abu Falah during an annual olive harvest, beating her and stealing her equipment.
- Clad in black and masked, some 80 settlers descended from a hilltop to burn olive trees and throw rocks at Palestinian villagers, injuring at least two people including Levine, Reuters witnesses reported.
- Wearing a vest clearly marked "PRESS," Levine said she was "brutally attacked" and kicked repeatedly before colleagues and medical staff evacuated her from the scene, hospitalizing her in stable condition.
- Washington Post executive editor Matt Murray condemned the "unwarranted attack" and demanded a thorough investigation, while the Israel Defense Forces stated they would examine all incident details and work to eradicate such violence.
- According to Yesh Din, an Israeli settlements monitoring group, the violence marks escalation with at least 170 attacks reported since September 27 at the start of the annual olive harvest in the West Bank.
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Israeli settlers attack Palestinians, Washington Post journalist in West Bank
KHIRBET ABU FALAH, West Bank — Dozens of masked Israeli settlers on Friday attacked a group of Palestinians while they were picking olives in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, seriously injuring several people, including a veteran Washington Post photographer covering the harvest.
Abu Falah., American photojournalist from The Washington Post, Heidi Levine, was brutally beaten and wounded yesterday by Israeli settlers, while covering their attacks on Palestinian farmers during the traditional annual olive harvest in Abu Falah, in the reoccupied West Bank, in an attempt to end the identity and main source of livelihood of thousands of families.
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