US Ambassador to Israel described Israeli attack on US photojournalist as "an act of terrorism"

Ambassador Huckabee, in his statement on his account on the US-based

Emphasizing that those who attacked US citizen Levine, who was clearly a member of the press, should spend years in prison, Huckabee said, "Attacking a female photographer is a despicable act of terrorism committed by masked cowards. This is a dishonorable display of senseless violence." he said.

The Washington Post's photojournalist was attacked

Levine, who was following the olive harvest in the region with Palestinians today in the village of Abu Falah in the occupied West Bank, was attacked by around 80 masked Israelis who usurped Palestinian lands.

Stating that the attackers hit him and made him fall to the ground, Levine said that he was kicked for about 10 minutes or more while he was on the ground, his phone was forcibly taken, his cameras were broken and his bag was destroyed, and then he was rescued by the Palestinians and taken to the hospital by ambulance.

Levine said, "I fell to the ground and they kicked me for about 10 minutes. I was trying to hold on to my cameras and bag. They forcibly took my waist bag, which contained my passport, and my cameras, and tore my bag to shreds." he said.

Israelis, who usurped Palestinian lands, frequently target Palestinians who harvest olives and journalists in the region with attacks.