Israel police arrest suspects over settler attacks on US journalist, European diplomats
Police said the arrests came after attacks on a Washington Post photographer and European diplomats during the olive harvest, which has drawn international condemnation.
- On Monday, Israeli security forces launched 'Operation Olive Leaf,' arresting eight suspects in the Binyamin region on suspicion of involvement in weekend attacks on a Washington Post photojournalist and European diplomats.
- The operation responded to Friday's assault on photojournalist Heidi Levine covering a Palestinian olive harvest near Abu Falah and Saturday's attack on a diplomatic convoy near Taybeh by masked settlers.
- Police, the Shin Bet, and Israel Defence Forces coordinated the pre-dawn raid, seizing several vehicles and evidence linking suspects to the violence while clearing illegal construction in the region.
- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the Trump administration was "very disturbed" by the incidents, while France, Belgium, and Poland demanded accountability and protection for diplomats in the West Bank.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged "caution" before drawing conclusions, while Israeli human rights group Yesh Din documented at least 170 settler attacks since September 27 amid escalating tensions before the October 27 election.
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Israeli police arrest 10 after violent attacks by settlers
Israeli police on Monday said they arrested 10 people in connection with a wave of settler violence that included attacks on a foreign journalist and European diplomats in the occupied West Bank over the weekend. Israel had come under heavy international criticism for the attacks. Israeli police did
Harvest havoc: on the ground where Zionist settler mobs are running amok
EU diplomats and an American journalist have been attacked, while the IDF faces questions over its response to calls for help Israeli settlers have attacked Palestinian farmers, European diplomats and an American journalist during the annual olive harvest in the occupied West Bank, as violence against local communities intensifies, RT correspondent Charlotte Dubenskij has reported. The annual olive harvest is a vital source of food and income fo…
According to the Israeli military radio, the ten persons arrested in the context of the attacks in the West Bank are Israeli citizens. Affected European states and the US had called for judicial intervention.
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