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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Martin Belam

First Thing: US ambassador in rare diplomatic break with Israel over attack on US journalist

Heidi Levine in hospital with a bandage around her fingers
Heidi Levine in hospital after being beaten by Israeli settlers. Photograph: Debbie Hill/UPI/Shutterstock

Good morning. The US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, has denounced a settler attack that left the Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine badly beaten and needing surgery as a “despicable act of terror”.

Levine, 63, an award-winning journalist who lives in Israel, was set upon last Friday by masked Israeli settlers who used clubs and other weapons to attack Palestinians attempting to harvest their olives. The photographer, who is in hospital recovering from hand surgery, broken ribs and other injuries, said she was beaten for more than 10 minutes.

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