Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians picking olives in the occupied West Bank and beat Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine, who was taken to hospital with multiple injuries.
01Summary
- 01Heidi Levine, 64, was attacked on Friday in Abu Falah, north-east of Ramallah, while covering Palestinians harvesting olives.
- 02Witnesses said dozens of masked settlers threw stones, used slingshots and set olive trees on fire during the assault.
- 03Levine told reporters her attackers kept kicking her, while her cameras and phone were taken from her.
- 04A Palestinian man was shot in the thigh by Israeli soldiers, and witnesses said troops fired live ammunition and tear gas at Palestinians.
- 05Yesh Din has recorded at least 170 settler pogroms since 27 September, around the start of the olive harvest.
02Why it matters
The attack shows how violence around the olive harvest is threatening Palestinian livelihoods and access to land. It also highlights the risk faced by journalists covering unrest in the occupied West Bank.
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