# Israeli settlers attack Palestinians and US journalist in West Bank

> Israeli settlers brutally attacked Palestinian olive pickers and a Washington Post photojournalist in the occupied West Bank on Friday, beating villagers and setting groves ablaze.
- Title: Israeli settlers attack Palestinians and US journalist in…
- Summary: Israeli settlers brutally attacked Palestinian olive pickers and a Washington Post photojournalist in the occupied West Bank on Friday, beating villagers and…
- Keywords: west bank, israeli settlers, palestinians, heidi levine, washington post, olive harvest, occupied territories, news, world, politics, Israeli, settlers
- Source: Al Jazeera — https://aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/16/palestinians-us-journalist-attacked-in-west-bank-pogrom-what-we-know?traffic_source=rss
- Author: Caolán Magee,Edna Mohamed
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: west bank, israeli settlers, palestinians, heidi levine, washington post, olive harvest, occupied territories, news, world, politics
## Settlers attack olive pickers and journalist
Israeli settlers brutally attacked Palestinian olive pickers and Heidi Levine, a photojournalist with The Washington Post, in the occupied West Bank on Friday, beating villagers and setting olive groves ablaze.
## Levine sustained multiple injuries
Heidi Levine sustained multiple injuries during the attack by Israeli settlers on Palestinians harvesting olives in Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on October sixteenth.
## Multiple communities targeted
The attack was among several targeting Palestinians trying to gather their olive harvest, with further assaults and arson reported in nearby communities as well.
## Key takeaway

Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian olive harvesters and a Washington Post photojournalist in the occupied West Bank on October sixteenth, beating villagers and burning olive groves.