Israeli Police Detain 10 Settlers Over West Bank Harvest Attacks as U.S. Citizen Suffers Broken Rib
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Updated · The New York Times · Oct 19
Israeli Police Detain 10 Settlers Over West Bank Harvest Attacks as U.S. Citizen Suffers Broken Rib
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Oct 19
Summary
At least 10 Israeli settlers were detained Monday after attacks in the West Bank during the olive harvest, with police saying some were also held for entering a closed military zone.
The detentions followed assaults on Palestinians as well as Heidi Levine, 63, a U.S. citizen photographing the harvest, and European diplomats visiting the area.
Levine was filmed being beaten by masked assailants on Friday; her family said she suffered a broken rib, shattered vertebrae and a badly injured finger that required surgery.
The arrests come under mounting international pressure, including from the Trump administration, as rights groups say most investigations into settler attacks on Palestinians end without convictions.
Violence has surged in recent weeks as Palestinians gather for the annual olive harvest, an economic mainstay for rural villages and a central cultural tradition.