Justitie · West Bank detentionsWest Bank settler arrests: Police announce 10 detentions after attacks on foreignersGeschreven 19 oktober 2026 om 23:58 UTCKijkenTranscript0:07Israeli police detained 10 suspects, and a court extended custody following attacks0:12on foreigners.0:13On October 18th, we reported masked men attacking Palestinian olive harvesters near0:17Abu Fala.0:18No arrests had been announced by then.0:20The new investigation covers attacks on a journalist and European visitors alongside0:25suspected illegal construction.0:26Investigators now have to connect individual suspects to the attacks and explain0:30what soldiers did.0:31Heidi Levine was beaten near Abu Falah, northeast of Ramallah, on October 16th.0:36European representatives and Palestinian harvesters were attacked near Tebe the next0:40day.0:41Police connect both incidents to their investigation in the occupied West Bank.0:45Police made pre-dawn arrests in the Binyamin area during Operation Olive Leaf on0:49October 19th.0:50They say officers collected evidence, confiscated vehicles, and took suspects for0:54questioning.0:55The suspected offenses include violence, entering a closed military zone, and0:59illegal construction.1:01Police haven't assigned every allegation to every detainee.1:04The court figures differ.1:05Six men received extensions of three to four days in one account.1:09Another puts seven of the original ten in custody until October 21st.1:13Those figures haven't been reconciled, and the custody dates differ too.1:17Six suspects are also reported to have received two-day extensions.1:21Three of the ten were reportedly released under restrictions, while another custody1:24account puts one detainee in custody only until October 20.1:28Early arrest coverage counted eight, police announced ten, and an updated total1:32reached eleven.1:33The additional person's circumstances are still unclear.1:35Levine says masked settlers pushed her down, beat her with sticks, and repeatedly1:40kicked her after she became separated from the harvesters.1:44The 63-year-old estimates the beating lasted more than 10 minutes.1:47She described it from hospital as an attempted lynching.1:50She says she suffered four broken vertebrae, a broken rib, and lacerations.1:55A severe finger injury required surgery on October 17th.1:58The specific vertebra count comes from Levine's account.2:01She was interviewed from a hospital bed on October 19th and remained too injured to2:05return to work.2:06Levine says her helmet and press-marked body armor prevented worse injuries.2:10She says her camera, phone, and bag were taken.2:14Another account includes her passport.2:16Her employer has demanded a full, transparent investigation.2:19Witness Adele Shoko described rocks thrown at harvesters, fields set on fire, and2:24gunfire before Levine was isolated and beaten.2:27Shoko also said someone was shot in the thigh, and Israeli forces used tear gas and2:31fired at Palestinians after arriving.2:33Levine says soldiers nearby failed to protect her.2:36The military says arriving troops used riot dispersal means and its initial review2:41said troops hadn't witnessed her beating.2:43Its separate account of firing towards someone carrying a sharp object concerned2:46another location.2:47The arrests haven't explained the soldiers' response or identified the person who2:51fired the shot described by Shoko.2:52The wider injury totals also remain unsettled.2:55Men carrying sticks and iron bars attacked the delegation near Taybe.2:59They assaulted visiting French Mayor Bernard Baudieu.3:02smashed an official vehicle's window and severely injured a young Palestinian man.3:07The group included Belgian, French and Polish officials and Catholic Church3:11representatives.3:11Israel's foreign minister condemned that assault while saying the delegation hadn't3:15coordinated its visit with the military.3:17Former Israeli diplomats called for government intervention and protested settler3:22violence.3:22Israeli settlements in the West Bank are considered illegal under international law,3:27a position Israel rejects.3:28U.3:28S.3:28Ambassador Mike Huckabee called Levine's assault a despicable act of terror and3:33demanded investigation, arrests, and prosecution.3:36Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the images disturbed the United States, which3:40had asked Israel to crack down on the violence.3:43Those demands came before the arrests.3:45That sequence doesn't show which demand prompted the operation.3:49Huckabee's language was his characterization of the attack.3:52Prosecutors haven't announced a terrorism charge.3:55Benjamin Netanyahu condemned violence but called Levine's assault an alleged attack3:59and the diplomat's case unproven allegations.4:02His office said the circumstances remained unclear and warned against using disputed4:06incidents to smear law-abiding settlers.4:08Levine rejected the suggestion that settlers had been helping her as such a lie and4:12the biggest insult.4:14She called Netanyahu's response a big slap on my face.4:17Her injuries and beating are established facts, even as investigators work to4:20identify individual assailants.4:22Yeshdin counted 561 incidents of settler and soldier violence against Palestinians4:28over three weeks since September 27th.4:30That's more than 26 a day.4:32The tally covers both settlers and soldiers across the West Bank well beyond the two4:36attacks under investigation.4:37The earlier figure of 170 can't be used as a matching baseline.4:41Its definition and cutoff remain unclear, so the two numbers don't show a verified4:45increase on a single comparable measure.4:48Yeshdin Director Ziv Stahl says the response exposes a disparity.4:52Attacks on foreign nationals prompted significant enforcement while Palestinians4:56have endured years of settler violence.4:58Levine also says Palestinians across the West Bank face attacks, injury, and the5:02loss of property and relatives.5:04Stahl says 94% of investigations into settler violence against Palestinians close5:09without indictments.5:10She didn't specify the period or total number of investigations.5:14That figure can't predict what will happen to these detainees.5:16The custody periods being cited end on October 20th or October 21.5:21The actual court orders are needed to settle who remains held.5:24Investigators still have to identify who beat Levine and explain the soldiers'5:27conduct.5:28Palestinian families still need protection to finish their olive harvest.Lees het artikelTijdlijn van het verhaalHeyDexDe korte video ↗Wie meldde watPunten die meer dan één medium melddeThe settlers stormed Abu Falah during the olive harvest armed with slingshots.5 media✓Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians during the olive harvest in Abu Falah, northeast of Ramallah…Onafhankelijk bevestigd · 4 mediaHealth officials said more than a dozen people were injured in attacks across at least eight West B…4 mediaPalestinian officials 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