Israeli police have conducted an unusual raid against settlers following a surge of violence in the occupied West Bank, detaining ten individuals. Among the incidents was a brutal assault on a US photojournalist covering an olive harvest in a Palestinian village, where she suffered severe injuries including broken bones, a ruptured finger, and deep lacerations. The attack, described as an attempted lynching, involved masked Israeli men who knocked her down and beat her. Authorities are now investigating the escalating tensions in the region.
Move comes after US photojournalist and group of European diplomats and Palestinians were assaulted in separate attacksIsraeli 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 Israeli men as she covered the olive harvest in a Palestinian village on Friday. The militants broke four vertebrae and a rip, ripped open her finger so it required surgery and left her with lacerations across her body. Continue reading...
