U.S. urges Israel to crack down on settler violence in the West Bank, Rubio says
The United States urged Israel to strengthen deterrence against settler attacks in the West Bank after a violent incident injured a US journalist and several Palestinians.
- The United States urged Israel to increase deterrence against settler attacks in the West Bank.
- Israeli settlers have carried out at least 170 attacks on Palestinians since September 27.
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressed being deeply disturbed by images of settler violence in the West Bank.
- Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine was brutally beaten by a settler mob during an incident on Friday.
- European diplomats and a French mayor were attacked in the occupied West Bank.
- US Ambassador Mike Huckabee condemned the attack on Heidi Levine and demanded Israel prosecute and jail those responsible.
- The US State Department condemned the beating of Heidi Levine as criminal violence by any party.
- Heidi Levine said she was kicked for at least 10 minutes by masked settlers.
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