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Israeli Settlers Attack Palestinians and Journalist During West Bank Olive Harvest

Sourced from 10 publications

•Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian villagers and set fire to cars and trees, disrupting the olive harvest in the West Bank.
•A Washington Post photojournalist, Heidi Levine, was beaten by settlers during the attack.
•The attack involved approximately 80 masked settlers, according to eyewitnesses quoted by France24.
•The olive harvest is both culturally significant and economically vital for Palestinians in the region.
•Over 230 attacks have targeted the olive harvest since September, amid growing settler violence, as per The Independent.

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therecord

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PBS NewsHour

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New York Times

West Bank settlers brutally attack a Washington Post journalist

Vox

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NPR News

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BBC World

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

France24

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Independent

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The Guardian

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

Al Jazeera

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