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The Washington Post Photographer Heidi Levin Beaten by Settlers in the West Bank

The Washington Post photographer Heidi Levin was injured on October 16 when, according to the newspaper, a group of Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian residents and journalists near the village of Abu Falah near Ramallah during the olive harvest. The newspaper, the UN, the US State Department, the Foreign Press Association and RSF condemned the attack. Israeli police and the army launched an inquiry; Netanyahu's office said the circumstances 'remain unclear'.

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Settlers attacked Palestinians and an American journalist during the olive harvest in the West Bank

Dozens of masked Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian farmers during the annual olive harvest near the village of Abu Falah in the occupied West Bank. According to a local official, 12 Palestinians were injured, including four US citizens with dual citizenship, as well as American journalist Heidi Levine of the Washington Post. The UN reports that settler attacks this season have already killed one Palestinian and wounded more than 120 people.

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