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Israeli police detain 10 after West Bank settler attacks

Israeli police detained 10 suspects following a weekend of settler violence in the occupied West Bank during the Palestinian olive harvest, including attacks on US photojournalist Heidi Levine and European diplomats. The BBC reported masked settlers attacked Palestinians harvesting olives amid a surge in such incidents. US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee called the arrests "a very positive development". Police did not identify the suspects or specify their roles.

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Palestinians and US journalist injured by Israeli settlers in West Bank harvest attack BBC News – World
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Israeli police released a video they say shows the arrest of 10 suspects over weekend settler violence.

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Palestinians and US journalist injured by Israeli settlers in West Bank harvest attackBBC News – World
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Palestinians and US journalist injured by Israeli settlers in West Bank harvest attack

The BBC sees masked settlers attack Palestinians trying to harvest olives, amid a surge in similar incidents.

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Al Jazeera

Israeli police say they arrested 10 in connection with settler attacks

Israeli police released a video they say shows the arrest of 10 suspects over weekend settler violence.

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Guardian

Israeli police detain 10 people in rare raid against West Bank settlers

Move comes after US photojournalist and group of European diplomats and Palestinians were assaulted in separate attacks Israeli police have detained 10 people in a rare raid against settlers, after a weekend of extreme violence in the occupied West Bank including an attack on US photojournalist Heidi Levine , which she described as an “attempted lynching”. She was knocked down, kicked and beaten by a group of masked…

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Israeli police arrest 10 following weekend attacks by West Bank settlers on journalist and diplomats

Israeli police did not identify the suspects or specify their roles in the attacks, which came during a spike in settler violence during the annual Palestinian olive harvest season.

Israeli Police Detain 10 Over Violent Settler Attacks in West BankNYTimes – World
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Israeli Police Detain 10 Over Violent Settler Attacks in West Bank

Israel has faced pressure, including from the United States, to investigate the attacks. Rights groups say most inquiries into extremist assaults on Palestinians go nowhere.

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Al Jazeera

Israeli police arrest 10 after settler attacks on journalist, diplomats

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said on X that the arrests were 'a very positive development'.

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NPR

Israeli settlers target European diplomats in West Bank attacks

Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank step up their attacks, targeting European diplomats this time.

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DW

West Bank: Israel arrests 10 suspects over settler attacks on US journalist, European diplomats

Israeli police made the arrests following attacks on a US journalist and European diplomats in the occupied West Bank. Israeli human rights group Yesh Din has reported at least 170 settler attacks since September 27.

Arrests over Israeli settler attacks on US photojournalist and European diplomats in West BankSky News – World
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Arrests over Israeli settler attacks on US photojournalist and European diplomats in West Bank

Eight suspects have been arrested in connection with recent violence in the West Bank including attacks on an ​American ⁠photojournalist and European ⁠diplomats, Israeli police have said.

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JERUSALEM DAILY: Settlers attack EU diplomats

Israeli settlers attacked an EU delegation in the occupied West Bank while it was visiting olive harvesters near Taybeh.

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PBS

Photographer attacked by settlers in the West Bank feels insulted by Netanyahu

The attack on Heidi Levine and Palestinians during the sensitive olive harvest again highlights the rampant settler violence that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has blamed on a small number of troublemakers.

U.S. Officials Condemn West Bank Attacks as Netanyahu Casts Doubt on ThemNYTimes – World
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U.S. Officials Condemn West Bank Attacks as Netanyahu Casts Doubt on Them

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has downplayed accounts of recent extremist attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank amid the annual olive harvest.

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French mayor attacked by settlers during occupied West Bank olive harvest

Bernard Baudoux, Mayor of the French town of Aulnoye-Aymeries, says masked settlers attacked him in occupied West Bank.

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EU condemns Israeli settler attack on diplomats in occupied West Bank

EU demands accountability after settlers attack European diplomats amid violence against Palestinian olive farmers.

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A timeline of West Bank attacks on Palestinians and foreign officials

Settler pogroms have escalated, coinciding with the annual olive harvest season in the occupied West Bank.

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Israeli settlers attack European diplomats in the occupied West Bank

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Iran war live: Tankers hit in Hormuz; Israeli settlers attack EU diplomats

Fires reported on three tankers, as masked settlers attack European politicians in the occupied West Bank.

Israeli Settlers Attack Palestinians and European Officials in West BankNYTimes – World
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Israeli Settlers Attack Palestinians and European Officials in West Bank

Extremists assaulted residents and broke a European diplomatic vehicle’s window, witnesses said, as settler violence surges in the territory during the olive harvest.

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Guardian

Israeli settlers attack European diplomats in West Bank

French mayor and archbishop also attacked during violent attempt to stop Palestinians harvesting olives Israeli settler militants have attacked European diplomats, a French mayor and the archbishop of Cambrai in Taybeh, in the occupied West Bank, injuring three people and damaging a car, in the latest violent attempt to prevent Palestinians from harvesting olives on their own land. Bernard Baudoux, mayor of Aulnoye-…

Israeli settlers attack European diplomats and French mayor in West Bank, Belgium saysSky News – World
Sky

Israeli settlers attack European diplomats and French mayor in West Bank, Belgium says

Israeli settlers have allegedly attacked Palestinian civilians, European diplomats and a French mayor in the West Bank, sparking international condemnation.

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Al Jazeera

Jerusalem Daily: Israeli settlers attack farmers and journalists

After Israeli settlers beat and severely wounded Palestinian farmers, settler violence continues.

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Guardian

Masked settlers attack European diplomats in occupied West Bank

Belgian foreign minister urges further EU sanctions and links attack to Israel’s ‘illegal settlement policy’ Masked settlers attacked a group of European diplomats during a visit to the occupied West Bank on Saturday, Belgium’s foreign minister said, on a second day of high-profile assaults on Palestinians and others during the sensitive olive harvest. At least four people have been killed and more than 100 injured…

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West Bank: Israeli settlers attack EU diplomats

A group of Israeli settlers attacked vehicles carrying European diplomats in the West Bank. Belgium has condemned the attack.

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DW

West Bank: Israeli settlers attack EU diplomats, French mayor

A group of Israeli settlers attacked vehicles carrying European diplomats in the West Bank. Belgium has condemned the attack.

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PBS

Masked settlers attack European diplomats in the occupied West Bank

In Saturday's attack in the village of Taybeh, settlers targeted Belgium's consul general, French and Polish diplomats and Catholic representatives, Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot said.

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France 24

🔴 Israeli settlers beat French mayor, attack European diplomatic cars in West Bank

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Al Jazeera

Israeli settlers attack European diplomats during West Bank olive harvest

Four Palestinian women and a child are among those injured in separate ongoing Israeli assaults and pogroms.

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PBS

Israeli settlers attack Palestinians during West Bank olive harvest and beat U.S. photojournalist

Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian villages across the occupied West Bank on Friday, setting fire to cars and trees and beating residents and a Washington Post photographer, in the latest violence to disrupt the territory's annual olive harvest this month.

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NPR

'Washington Post' photographer recounts Israeli settler attack

Washington Post freelance photographer Heidi Levine was attacked by Israeli settlers in the West Bank. Levine speaks with NPR's Scott Detrow about the attack.

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DW

West Bank: US journalist injured by Israeli settlers

Washington Post journalist Heidi Levine said she was beaten by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank. Reporters Without Borders slammed the attack as "brazen violence."

Israeli Settlers Attack Palestinians and Washington Post Journalist in West BankNYTimes – World
NYT

Israeli Settlers Attack Palestinians and Washington Post Journalist in West Bank

In the latest surge of violence, settlers targeted Palestinians during the olive harvest, a cultural touchstone and economic lifeline in the Israeli-occupied area.

Israeli settlers beat Palestinians and a U.S. photojournalist in West Bank attacksNPR – World
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Israeli settlers beat Palestinians and a U.S. photojournalist in West Bank attacks

Masked Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians as they were harvesting olives in the occupied West Bank on Friday, injuring several people including a photojournalist working for The Washington Post .

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France 24

US journalist injured during Israeli settler attack on West Bank olive harvest

About 80 Israeli settlers set fire to olive trees and threw stones at Palestinians in a West Bank village Friday, injuring at least two people, including a US photojournalist with The Washington Post. The coordinated attack came as violence by settlers is on the rise during the olive harvest in the occupied Palestinian territory.

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Guardian

Israeli settlers attack olive farmers and Washington Post journalist in West Bank

Settlers hurl rocks at Palestinians and beat photographer Heidi Levine as part of yearly attacks to disrupt harvest Israeli settlers have attacked Palestinians across the occupied West Bank in a coordinated movement to disrupt the annual olive harvest, burning cars and trees and injuring Palestinians and a Washington Post photographer. Masked settlers wielding clubs and other weapons attacked people attempting to ha…

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Al Jazeera

Palestinians, US journalist attacked in West Bank pogrom: What we know

Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians harvesting olives and severely beat Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine.

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Al Jazeera

Israeli settlers continue pogrom amid olive harvest in occupied West Bank

At least two people, including Washington Post journalist, injured as settlers armed with clubs and guns attack.

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