American photojournalist recounts Israeli settler attack in the occupied West Bank
Guardian News · Published on October 16, 2026
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At least six people were injured when a group of masked Israeli settlers descended on an olive grove in Abu Falah, in the occupied West Bank, on Friday, in a coordinated movement across the area to disrupt the annual olive harvest by burning cars and trees. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/user/guardianwires?sub_confirmation=1 Washington Post journalist Heidi Levine was injured by settlers as she was covering the harvest. There has been a surge of settler violence against Palestinians over the past month, with at least 170 attacks since 27 September, around the start of the annual olive harvest, according to Yesh Din, an Israeli rights group. Israeli settlers attack olive farmers and Washington Post journalist in West Bank ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/16/israeli-settlers-attack-olive-farmers-west-bank-washington-post-journalist-heidi-levine?CMP=yt_gn The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://support.theguardian.com/ Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian Bluesky ► https://bsky.app/profile/theguardian.com The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://www.youtube.com/@theguardian Guardian Australia ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardianaustralia Football Weekly ► https://www.youtube.com/@footballweeklypodcast Today in Focus ► www.youtube.com/@todayinfocuspodcast Stateside ► www.youtube.com/@statesidepodcast Politics Weekly ► https://www.youtube.com/@politicsweekly Science Weekly ► https://www.youtube.com/@scienceweeklypod Guardian Football ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardianfootball Guardian Sport ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardiansport It's Complicated ► https://www.youtube.com/@itscomplicated Guardian Live ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardianlive #occupiedwestbank #palestine #israelisettlerviolence #israelisettlers #illegalsettlements #israel #idf
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