美国自由摄影记者海迪·莱文周五在约旦河西岸遭袭受伤，当时她正在为《华盛顿邮报》执行采访任务。《卫报》报道称，莱文遭到以色列定居者袭击，这些定居者试图扰乱约旦河西岸拉姆安拉附近阿布法拉镇的季节性橄榄收获。她从拉姆安拉的一家医院向媒体表示，一群“50多名”蒙面定居者在约旦河西岸中部阿布法拉和图尔穆斯阿亚两村附近袭击了她，法新社报道称。
American freelance photojournalist Heidi Levine was injured in an attack in West Bank Friday while on assignment for the Washington Post. Levine was attacked by Israeli settlers who wanted to disrupt the seasonal olive harvest in the town of Abu Falah near West Bank's Ramallah, Guardian reported. She told the media from a hospital in Ramallah that a group of "more than 50" masked settlers attacked her while she was working near the villages of Abu Falah and Turmus Ayya in the central West Bank, AFP reported.
至少6名巴勒斯坦人在阿布法拉和图尔穆斯阿亚的袭击中受伤，袭击者是一群约80名携带枪支、棍棒、弹弓和其他武器的定居者，《卫报》报道称。报道补充说，当巴勒斯坦人用石头还击时，附近驻扎的以色列军队向他们发射了催泪瓦斯。莱文在医院表示，袭击她的那群人踢了她多次。“我遭到袭击，被推倒在地，”她说。
At least 6 Palestinians were injured in the attack at Abu Falah and Turmus Ayya, carried out by a group of around 80 settlers with firearms, sticks, slingshots and other weapons, the Guardian reported. The report added that when the Palestinian retaliated with stones, the Israeli military stationed nearby fired tear gas at them. Levine said from the hospital she was kicked many times by the group that attacked her.“I was attacked, pushed to the ground," she said. "Luckily, I had my flak jacket and helmet, otherwise I probably wouldn’t even be here, because they just kept kicking and kicking me.”
“幸运的是，我穿着防弹衣和头盔，否则我可能甚至不会在这里，因为他们不停地踢我、踢我。”以色列军方发表声明称，以色列国防军人员的回应是由一场“暴力对抗”引发的。“外国媒体人员在场，一名女记者在对抗中受伤，”以色列国防军表示。“对无辜平民的袭击和暴力行为是严重且不可接受的行为。”美国驻耶路撒冷大使馆已确认莱文受伤，但引用隐私法拒绝进一步评论。
The Israeli military issued a statement saying that the response by IDF personnel was prompted by a "violent confrontation." "Foreign media personnel were present at the scene and a female journalist had been injured during the confrontation," the Israeli Defense Forces said. "Attacks and violence against innocent civilians are grave and unacceptable acts." The US Embassy in Jerusalem has acknowledged the injury to Levine but declined to comment further, citing privacy law. "We have no higher responsibility than protecting American citizens," a spokesperson for the Embassy told AFP.
“我们没有比保护美国公民更高的责任，”大使馆一名发言人对法新社表示。《华盛顿邮报》呼吁调查《华盛顿邮报》执行主编马特·默里呼吁对袭击海迪·莱文的事件进行调查。
Washington Post Calls For InvestigationMatt Murray, the executive editor of the Washington Post, called for an investigation into the attack on Heidi Levine. Murray said that WaPo is "outraged by this unwarranted attack.""
默里表示，《华盛顿邮报》对“这起毫无根据的袭击感到愤怒”。“今天上午，一名《华盛顿邮报》的摄影师海迪·莱文在约旦河西岸进行报道时遭到以色列定居者的袭击，”默里说。“她身上有清晰可见的标识，明确表明她的记者身份。虽然我们庆幸海迪已经得到医疗救治且安然无恙，但我们仍对这起针对一名正在履行职务的记者的无端袭击感到愤怒，并敦促当局展开彻底调查并跟进处理。”
This morning, a Washington Post photographer, Heidi Levine, was attacked by Israeli settlers while reporting in the West Bank,” Murray said. "She was wearing visible markings clearly identifying her as a journalist. While we are relieved that Heidi has received medical care and is safe, we are outraged by this unwarranted attack on a journalist doing her job and urge a thorough investigation and follow-through from authorities."
橄榄收获季于10月中旬在巴勒斯坦开始。这一时期与以色列的选举时间重合，因此与收获相关的冲突时有发生。而袭击莱文事件发生之际，距离法新社摄影师贾法尔·阿什蒂耶在报道橄榄收获时被一群定居者殴打仅过去10天。
The olive harvest season starts in mid-October in Palestine. It coincides with the elections in Israel, and conflicts related to the harvest take place sporadically. The attack on Levine comes just 10 days after AFP photographer Jaafar Ashtiyeh was beaten up by a group of settlers while covering the olive harvest.