US officials visit Palestinian village after settler attacks

Summary

U.S. officials visited a Palestinian village after settler attacks on European diplomats and a U.S. journalist, The Straits Times reports. The outlet says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared reluctant to blame the settlers. This follows earlier reports that settlers beat Washington Post journalist Heidi Levine while she covered the olive harvest, hospitalized her and burned olive trees in the West Bank.

Timeline

1. The Straits Times

   18 Oct 2026, 15:40 UTCSource ↗

   The Straits Times reports that U.S. officials visited a Palestinian village after settler attacks on European diplomats and a U.S. journalist, and that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared reluctant to blame the settlers.