Photojournalist Heidi Levine recounts how Palestinian youths helped save her after settler attack in West Bank

Summary

US photojournalist Heidi Levine was knocked to the ground and repeatedly beaten by a crowd of masked settlers while covering the olive harvest in the Palestinian village of Abu Falah, north of Ramallah, in the West Bank on Friday. She sustained four fractured vertebrae, two broken ribs and four puncture wounds. Levine describes being protected by local Palestinians, whom she credits with creating a 'protective shield' that helped save her. She vows to return to work in the West Bank and criticises comments by Netanyahu about the incident.

Timeline

1. The Guardian

   21 Oct 2026, 17:59 UTCSource ↗

   The Guardian reports that US photojournalist Heidi Levine describes how local Palestinians helped save her after masked settlers beat her in Abu Falah, vows to return to work in the West Bank, and criticises Netanyahu's comments on the incident.