Israeli police arrest 10 suspects over West Bank settler attacks on US journalist and European diplomats
Summary
Israeli police said on Monday they had arrested 10 suspects over violent incidents in the occupied West Bank over the weekend, including attacks on Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine and on European diplomats. Middle East Eye and The Hindu reported eight arrests, and The Hindu said the suspects were held under an operation named Olive Leaf. RTÉ reported that a French mayor was also attacked. Hindustan Times reported that police raided several locations across the West Bank and seized cars and potential evidence. The arrests followed calls by the United States, France, Belgium and Poland for Israel to act, according to ABC and NBC News, and NBC said the US urged a crackdown on settler violence. The BBC reported that the violence came as masked settlers attacked Palestinians and European officials visiting the West Bank during the olive harvest. The Times of Israel called the action rare and reported new attacks by Jewish extremists, while Deutsche Welle cited the rights group Yesh Din recording at least 170 settler attacks since September 27. The Straits Times noted that prosecutions of Israeli settlers are rare. Al Jazeera reported that US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee called the arrests a very positive development on X.
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Sky News
Source ↗Sky News reports that Israeli police said 10 suspects were arrested over recent West Bank violence, including attacks on an American photojournalist and European diplomats.
The Straits Times
Source ↗The Straits Times reports that Israeli police said they had arrested 10 suspects over weekend violence in the occupied West Bank, including separate attacks on a Washington Post photojournalist and European diplomats.
The Straits Times
Source ↗The Straits Times notes that prosecutions of Israeli settlers are rare.
Middle East Eye
Source ↗Middle East Eye reports that Israeli police announced eight arrests over settler violence over the weekend, including attacks on Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine and several European diplomats.
RTÉ
Source ↗RTÉ reports that police said 10 people were arrested in the West Bank after settler attacks on a US photographer and a French mayor.
The Hindu
Source ↗The Hindu reports that eight suspects were held under an operation named Olive Leaf after settlers attacked a Washington Post photojournalist and European diplomats in separate incidents.
Hindustan Times
Source ↗Hindustan Times reports that police raided several locations across the West Bank and seized cars and potential evidence related to the attacks.
The Times of Israel
Source ↗The Times of Israel reports that police arrested 10 suspects in a rare action against settlers that followed international pressure, and that new attacks by Jewish extremists were also reported.
Deutsche Welle
Source ↗Deutsche Welle reports that Israeli police arrested 10 suspects over attacks on a US journalist and European diplomats, and that Yesh Din has reported at least 170 settler attacks since September 27.
ABC
Source ↗ABC reports that the arrests followed calls by the United States, France, Belgium and Poland for Israel to act after diplomats and a photojournalist were attacked.
NBC News
Source ↗NBC News reports that police arrested 10 suspects after a series of violent settler incidents in the occupied West Bank, and that the US urged a crackdown after attacks on a Washington Post photojournalist and diplomats from France, Belgium and Poland.
BBC
Source ↗BBC reports that police arrested 10 suspects over settler attacks on a journalist and diplomats, which came after masked settlers attacked Palestinians and European officials visiting the West Bank during the olive harvest.
Al Jazeera
Source ↗Al Jazeera reports that Israeli police arrested 10 people after settler attacks on a journalist and diplomats, and quotes US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee calling the arrests a very positive development on X.
CBC
Source ↗CBC reports that Israeli police said they arrested 10 people on Monday in connection with a wave of settler violence that included attacks on a foreign journalist and European diplomats in the occupied West Bank over the weekend.
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