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Activists accuse Israeli settlers of assault in occupied West Bank

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Russian activist Adele Shoko reported that she and two colleagues were attacked by Israeli settlers in the Palestinian village of Umm al-Khair, located in the occupied West Bank. The attackers allegedly stole equipment and personal items, beat the activists, and detained them; one colleague suffered a concussion and was denied medical treatment while being held at a police station. Video footage posted by Shoko shows armed men beating two colleagues. This incident follows another attack on October 16 where masked Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian farmers harvesting olives in Abu Falah northeast of Ramallah, injuring a farmer and photojournalist Heidi Levine who was covering the event for The Washington Post.

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Videos circulating on social media show Israeli settlers assaulting three foreign journalists, Andrey X, Adele Shoko, and Jasper Nathaniel, near the Palestinian village of Umm al-Khair in the occupied West Bank. According to reports by Al Jazeera, Andrey X reportedly lost consciousness multiple times due to severe beatings; he was taken to a police station instead of receiving medical care. Additionally, Heidi Levine from the Washington Post, who was covering the attack, reported being beaten, robbed, and hospitalized. A Palestinian man also sustained injuries when Israeli soldiers arrived at the scene, firing live ammunition and tear gas.

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Israeli NORP · 6× Shoko PERSON · 4× Nathaniel PERSON · 3× Palestinian NORP · 3× Andrey X PERSON · 2× Jasper PERSON · 2× Washington Post ORG · 2× Adele Shoko PERSON · 1× Russian NORP · 1× Umm al-Khair GPE · 1×

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Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine, who was covering the attack, was beaten, robbed, and hospitalised, while a Palestinian man was shot in the leg by Israeli soldiers who arrived on the scene and fired live ammunition and tear gas.

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2026-10-29 · Al Jazeera

Activists accuse Israeli settlers of assault in occupied West Bank · assertive framing

Claims (14 extracted, 1 hedged)

Russian activist Adele Shoko has said that Israeli settlers attacked her alongside two of her colleagues in the Palestinian village of Umm al-Khair, in the Masafer Yatta area of the occupied West Bank, according to social media posts. uncertain

settlers → say → posts

Shoko said on social media platform X that she, US journalist Jasper Nathaniel, and Israeli-Russian activist Andrey X were beaten and threatened by armed settlers who stole equipment and personal items. “Jasper and I were also beaten. asserted

Jasper → say → equipment

Jasper was then pepper-sprayed and arrested,” Shoko wrote, adding that Nathaniel was taken away by Israeli forces. asserted

Nathaniel → spray → forces

Shoko said Andrey X suffered a concussion and lost consciousness multiple times during the incident before being detained by authorities. asserted

X → say → authorities

“Andrey was severely beaten and lost consciousness several times in front of police. asserted

Andrey → beat → police

Despite this, he was denied hospital treatment. asserted

he → deny → treatment

He was put in an ambulance – but instead of being taken to hospital, he was taken to a police station. asserted

he → put → station

He is still there, arrested and being denied medical care,” she wrote. asserted

she → arrest → care

Video footage Shoko posted online showed several men, some of them armed, beating Nathaniel and Andrey X. asserted

some → post → Nathaniel

Further video showed Israeli authorities leading away Nathaniel while he shouted that he had just been beaten up. asserted

he → show → Nathaniel

The assault follows an October 16 incident in Abu Falah, northeast of Ramallah, where masked Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian farmers harvesting olives, setting trees on fire and throwing stones using slingshots. asserted

settlers → follow → slingshots

who → cover → ammunition

Levine, who was wearing a protective vest marked “PRESS”, said settlers repeatedly kicked and beat her on the ground before stealing her passport, phone, and camera equipment. asserted

settlers → wear → passport

Washington Post Executive Editor Matt Murray condemned the “unwarranted attack on a journalist doing her job”, while several US lawmakers called for an investigation and an end to settler violence in the region. asserted

lawmakers → condemn → region