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US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee called on Israeli authorities to investigate, arrest and jail those who attacked American photojournalist of The Washington Post Heidi Levine in the West Bank. The State Department said it was 'deeply concerned' about the incident and ready to provide consular assistance.
Otabek YusupovA diplomat who took part in the delegation attacked near Ramallah said: 'The facts are clear, we were attacked.' Netanyahu's office urged caution in assessments, and the army launched an investigation together with the police. The EU condemned the attacks and demanded accountability.
Otabek YusupovAccording to Palestinian media, Israeli forces fired tear gas at an olive press in Aqraba, where children suffered breathing problems, detained two young men in al-Mughayyir, and carried out raids in several towns near Ramallah and Nablus.
Otabek YusupovIsraeli human rights groups, former prime ministers and a UN commission link the rise in settler attacks on Palestinians to the Netanyahu government's policies: expanded weapons licensing, the abolition of administrative detention for Jewish settlers, and annexation plans. Yesh Din documented 377 incidents over two weeks, and the Palestinian commission recorded 5,561 attacks since the beginning of 2026.
Aziz KarimovThe 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'.
Otabek YusupovProminent Israeli Rabbi Dov Lior issued a religious ruling permitting Israeli settlers to take olives from Palestinian lands in the West Bank, including plots far from settlements. He claimed that Palestinians do not own the land, calling it 'stolen property.' The ruling was published by Israel's Channel 13 amid a surge in attacks on farmers during the harvest season.
Otabek YusupovAccording to Anadolu, 14 people were injured, including two foreign journalists, among them an American journalist, as a result of attacks by Israeli forces in the West Bank. 12 Palestinians were wounded in the Ramallah and Al-Bireh governorates; four vehicles were set on fire, including a civil defense vehicle.
Otabek YusupovDozens 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.
Aziz KarimovAccording to Anadolu, eight people were injured, including an American journalist, as a result of Israeli settler attacks in the West Bank. Settlers attacked Palestinian farmers, olive pickers and emergency responders, and also set fire to three civilian vehicles and a Civil Defense vehicle.
Otabek YusupovChinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, meeting with Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Baku, urged Israel to halt and reverse the expansion of settlements in the West Bank, and to fully open access to Gaza. Beijing called the Palestinian question 'the greatest historical injustice of the century' and reaffirmed its support for the two-state solution.
Aziz KarimovChinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, meeting with Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Baku, demanded a halt to the creation of settlements in the occupied West Bank and the reversal of previous actions. He called the Palestinian question the greatest historical injustice of the 21st century and supported the two-state solution, also stressing the need to fully open access to the Gaza Strip.
Aziz KarimovA BBC Verify investigation identified 254 incidents in Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon and Israel for which the IDF said it was reviewing, but no public results exist. Of 300 identified cases, only 28 have been completed. The IDF cites legal and operational constraints; experts differ in their assessments.
Otabek YusupovThe Palestinian Prisoners' Society published a report stating that since October 2023 Israeli forces have detained more than 2,000 Palestinian children, with at least 350 of them currently held in Israeli prisons. The organization reports torture, starvation and denial of medical care, cites cases of death and severe injury, and also provides data on American teenagers held in prisons.
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