US journalist injured during Israeli settler attack on West Bank olive harvest
- 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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Dressed in black and covered faces, dozens of extremist Israeli settlers burned olive trees and threw stones at Palestinians in a coordinated attack on Friday (16) during the annual olive harvest in a village in the West Bank, leaving at least two people wounded, including a journalist.
Heidi Levine, a photojournalist working for the "Washington Post", was wounded this Friday by Israeli settlers who beat her, covering violence against Palestinian farmers in the occupied West Bank. Her newspaper pointed out that she was clearly identified as a journalist at the time of the attack. - An American journalist from the "Washington Post" beaten by Israeli settlers in the West Bank (International).
An American photojournalist was wounded on Friday by Israeli settlers who beat him while he was covering violence against Palestinian farmers in the occupied West Bank.
Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank beat an American photojournalist working for The Washington Post on Friday.
I was brutally attacked, thrown to the ground. They kept kicking me, like 50 times. Luckily, I had the protective vest and helmet, otherwise I probably wouldn't be here. Heidi Levine, 63, journalist of the Washington Post attacked by Israeli settlers in the village of Abu Falah, north of Ramallah, was in the West Bank, [...] L'articolo Journalist of the Washington Post attacked by Israeli settlers: kicked and robbed, has wounds and several fract…
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