OCCUPIED JERUSALEM (Monitoring Desk): Around 80 masked Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian farmers in the village of Abu Falah in the occupied West Bank, injuring several Palestinians and an American journalist.
According to reports and eyewitnesses, 63-year-old American photojournalist Heidi Levine was covering the incident when she was also assaulted.
Levine said the attackers threw stones, set olive groves on fire, knocked her to the ground and beat her with sticks and kicked her. They also took her camera and other equipment.
The American journalist sustained multiple injuries, including a fracture, and was taken to hospital for treatment. Several Palestinians were also injured in the incident, while one Palestinian was shot by Israeli forces.