# Al Jazeera investigation challenges Israeli account of attack on Heidi Levine

https://mins.news/en/item/106264

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-19 12:28 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/10/19/al-jazeera-investigation-challenges-israeli-account-of-heidi-levine-attack?traffic_source=rss

> Al Jazeera says its verification of footage, coordinates and timelines challenges Israeli officials’ accounts of a settler attack on Palestinian olive harvesters and US photojournalist Heidi Levine in the occupied West Bank. The investigation says Israeli military vehicles passed without intervening and that forces later fired tear gas at Palestinian youths who helped rescue Levine.

## Stories

- [Gaza War and Humanitarian Crisis](https://mins.news/en/topic/gaza-war-humanitarian-crisis) — Markdown: https://mins.news/en/topic/gaza-war-humanitarian-crisis.md

## Related coverage

- [Heidi Levine recounts how Palestinian youths helped save her in settler attack](https://mins.news/en/item/109922) — The Guardian, 2026-10-21
- [DW witnesses settlers closing in on Palestinian olive harvest](https://mins.news/en/video/104372) — DW News, 2026-10-17
- [Veteran photojournalist Heidi Levine hospitalized after attack by Israeli settlers in West Bank](https://mins.news/en/item/103766) — CNN, 2026-10-16