American photojournalist Heidi Levine. (Photo: X)
\n\nAmerican photojournalist Heidi Levine was beaten by masked Israeli settlers while covering the olive harvest in the occupied West Bank, with the veteran journalist saying her attackers continued kicking her even after she identified herself as a member of the press.
\n\nLevine, a freelance photographer for The Washington Post, was reporting from the village of Abu Falah, near Ramallah, on Friday when dozens of settlers attacked Palestinian villagers gathering olives, according to witnesses and reports from the scene.
\n\nShe was wearing a protective vest marked "PRESS" on the front and back, as well as a helmet, when she was knocked to the ground and repeatedly kicked. Her cameras, phone and bag were also taken, according to her account and witnesses.
\n\n"They just kept kicking me and kicking me," Levine told reporters.
\n\nShe said the attackers continued beating her for about 10 minutes, before pulling her to her feet and knocking her down again. She was eventually taken to a hospital in the Ramallah area.
\n\nIn a separate account shared with the Committee to Protect Journalists, Levine said the settlers had knocked her down and kicked her for at least 10 minutes, despite her identifying…
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