Heidi Levine Hospitalized: List of US Journalists Attacked in West Bank - Newsweek (opens in a new tab)

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Claim 1 of 4Not checkedPhotographer Heidi Levine was hospitalized after allegedly being attacked by Israeli settlers in the West Bank.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 2 of 4Not checkedLevine was wearing a protective vest labeled "PRESS" but was knocked to the ground and kicked while reporting on an attack on Palestinian villagers harvesting olives; she was treated at a hospital in Ramallah.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 3 of 4Not checkedThe article says the attack fits a broader pattern of settler violence in the West Bank, citing claims that at least 1,600 settler attacks were recorded across 275 Palestinian communities during the first nine months of the year and that other American journalists have also been attacked there.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 4 of 4Not checkedBenjamin Netanyahu said the confrontation remains under investigation and condemned violence against anyone, while also warning against exploiting disputed incidents to demonize Jewish residents of Judea and Samaria.View evidenceHide evidence

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