American journalist injured in West Bank clashes

Several Palestinians and an American photojournalist working for the Washington Post were injured after a group of masked Israeli men clashed with Palestinians harvesting olives in the West Bank, according to videos, eye-witnesses and Palestinian authorities. Video of the incident obtained by CBS News showed a group of around 20 masked men clad in black or grey clothes descending a hill from the area of an Israeli settlement outpost into an olive grove near the Palestinian village of Abu Falah. Another video from the incident showed two vehicles set on fire and a Palestinian man with a bloodied face being escorted away from the area by a woman and a man. Among the injured was Heidi Levine, a veteran American photojournalist working with the Washington Post. Video shared by the Foreign Press Association showed Levine was surrounded by masked men, pushed to the ground and beaten, and her camera equipment taken from her. While Levine was on the ground, the masked men launched stones with their arms and slingshots at Palestinians and the Palestinians threw stones at the masked men, the video showed Levine was taken to a hospital in Ramallah for medical treatment. Footage of Levine in h...