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

https://mins.news/en/item/103171

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-16 13:26 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/16/palestinians-us-journalist-attacked-in-west-bank-pogrom-what-we-know?traffic_source=rss

> Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians picking olives in the occupied West Bank and severely beat Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine. The assailants also set olive trees alight. Israeli forces later fired at Palestinians and used tear gas, wounding a man in the leg, witnesses said.

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