Israeli police arrest 10 over West Bank settler attacks

Summarised from Al Jazeera's report · Updated 19 Oct, 12:07 · Archive

Israeli police have arrested ten suspects in connection with settler violence in the occupied West Bank, including attacks on a US photojournalist and European diplomats.

Israeli police arrested ten suspects on Monday in connection with a wave of settler violence in the occupied West Bank over the weekend, detaining them on suspicion of involvement in acts of violence, violating a closed military zone order, and illegal construction. All ten suspects were reported to be Israeli citizens, though their identities were not shared.

The arrests follow attacks on a Washington Post photojournalist and European diplomats. Heidi Levine, the photojournalist, was beaten by settlers in the village of Abu Falah on Friday, suffering several broken ribs and vertebrae, a nearly severed finger requiring surgery, and stab wounds to her lower body. A day later, masked settlers attacked diplomats from France, Belgium and Poland in the Christian village of Taybeh.

US Ambassador Mike Huckabee said the arrests were 'a very positive development in finding & punishing those who severely attacked and beat' Levine. The United Kingdom has described rising settler violence as 'ethnic cleansing' and imposed sanctions on products from illegal Israeli settlements. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar and the military blamed 'Israeli rioters' for the attack on the diplomats.

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• Israeli police arrest 10 after settler attacks on journalist, diplomatsUS Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said on X that the arrests were 'a very positive development'.Al Jazeera · 19 Oct, 11:43

In this story: Israeli police · West Bank · Heidi Levine · Mike Huckabee · Abu Falah · Taybeh · Benjamin Netanyahu · Gideon Saar

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