# US ambassador to Israel condemns settler attack on American photojournalist in West Bank

https://mins.news/en/item/105246

- The Guardian, 2026-10-18 15:33 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/18/us-ambassador-israel-mike-huckabee-west-bank-settler-attack-photojournalist-heidi-levine

> Mike Huckabee denounced the attack that badly injured Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine, calling it a “despicable act of terror” and demanding the perpetrators be arrested and prosecuted. Levine, 63, said masked settlers beat her for more than 10 minutes and took her camera, passport and phone. She is recovering in an Israeli hospital.

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