US EditionCNN: Israeli soldiers echo settler ideology, talk of revenge after targeting Palestinians and detaining CNN crew in the West Bank
The Israel Defense Forces suspended the entire Netzah Yehuda reserve battalion after soldiers assaulted and detained a CNN crew amid escalating settler violence, officials said.
- On Thursday, Israeli soldiers in the West Bank village of Tayasir detained a Cable News Network team and residents after settlers established an unauthorized outpost; one soldier put photojournalist Cyril Theophilos in a chokehold and damaged his camera.
- Early Thursday, settlers fired weapons and beat residents in Tayasir, including 75-year-old Abdullah Daraghmeh, who suffered a fractured skull and was hospitalized before an unauthorized outpost was established.
- Soldier Meir acknowledged protecting the illegal outpost and said, "Of course & I help my people." He and another soldier cited friendship with 18-year-old settler Yehuda Sherman to justify their actions.
- The Israel Defense Forces told CNN the soldiers' actions were "incompatible" with expectations and promised a thorough review; the military did not respond to questions about the outpost or rising settler violence.
- Settler violence has intensified since the October 7, 2023, attack by Hamas, while the current Israeli government has legalized dozens of outposts, establishing a pattern that critics say emboldens further encroachment.
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An international press organization has accused the Israeli army of aggressive behaviour towards a team of US broadcaster CNN in the West Bank.
CNN Crew Detained by IDF, Photojournalist Put in Chokehold by Israeli Soldiers
A CNN crew led by Jeremy Diamond was stopped and detained by a group of IDF soldiers this week, and one photojournalist was put into a chokehold, the news organization reported Saturday. Diamond and the crew were reporting on rising violence in the West Bank. In video shared by CNN, soldiers show up at the Palestinian city of Tayasir and told the crew, “Stop! Sit down! Sit down!” “Seventy-three seconds later, one of the soldiers came up from beh…
According to the international press organization, Israeli soldiers in the West Bank have detained, threatened and attacked journalists. The station documented the attack in a video.
According to the Foreign Press Association, a team of U.S. transmitter CNN has been forcibly arrested by Israeli soldiers. The army announced an investigation.
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