Palestine West Bank attacks hit olive harvest near Ramallah
Masked settlers struck olive pickers near Ramallah, burning trees and cars; injury tallies differ, and an American photographer was hospitalised after being kicked.
Masked Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian olive harvesters near Abu Falah and Burqa, east of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank.
A local official said 12 Palestinians were hurt, including four dual Palestinian-American citizens; medics separately reported six treated.
US photographer Heidi Levine was hospitalised after she said she was jumped and kicked on the ground.
Settlers burned cars and about a dozen olive trees and used sticks, stones and other weapons, witnesses said.
The UN says settler violence this harvest is at an all-time high; Washington condemned criminal violence and called for arrests.