# US ambassador urges Israel to prosecute attackers of American journalist

https://mins.news/en/item/104715

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-17 23:40 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/17/us-ambassador-calls-on-israel-to-prosecute-settlers-over-journalist-attack?traffic_source=rss

> US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee urged Israel to prosecute and imprison those responsible for attacking Washington Post journalist Heidi Levine in the occupied West Bank. Witnesses said Israeli settlers beat her and took her belongings while she covered the olive harvest near Abu Falah. Levine suffered serious injuries, and Huckabee called the assault a “despicable act of terror” and demanded a full investigation.

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