Settlers Attack Foreign Journalists During Palestinian Olive Harvest
Translated & summarized from N12 by baba
Dozens of masked Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian olive harvesters and foreign journalists near Ramallah on Friday, throwing stones and stealing belongings. Washington Post journalist Heidi Levine was allegedly knocked down and had her bag stolen during the assault. The Israeli military confirmed Jewish rioters descended from an illegal outpost, leading to stone-throwing. Jewish rioters also set fire to Palestinian vehicles in a nearby village, with no arrests made in either incident.
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- Masked Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian olive harvesters and foreign journalists near Ramallah.
- Washington Post journalist Heidi Levine was allegedly assaulted and had her bag stolen.
- The Israeli military confirmed Jewish rioters descended from an illegal outpost.
- Stone-throwing occurred between Palestinians and Jewish individuals at the scene.
- Jewish rioters also set fire to Palestinian vehicles in the nearby village of Turmus Ayya.
- No arrests have been made following the incidents.
Dozens of masked Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian olive harvesters and foreign press teams near Ramallah on Friday, according to reports and video footage circulating on social media. The settlers, who reportedly descended from an illegal outpost towards the village of Abu Falah, threw stones at Palestinians and journalists documenting the olive harvest. Among those attacked was Heidi Levine, a journalist for The Washington Post, who was allegedly knocked to the ground and had her bag stolen. Footage from the scene appears to show masked individuals taking her bag. Levine stated, "They took all my things." She was reportedly hospitalized following the incident. The Israeli military (IDF) stated that dozens of Jewish rioters came down from an illegal outpost towards Abu Falah, and stone-throwing began between Palestinians and Jews who arrived at the scene. Concurrently, Jewish rioters set fire to Palestinian vehicles in the village of Turmus Ayya. No arrests have been made in connection with either incident.
