Washington Post photojournalist injured by Israelis in the West Bank described the attack from his hospital bed

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

Speaking to journalists in the hospital where he was hospitalized in Ramallah, Levine said that masked Israelis, who usurped Palestinian lands, attacked Palestinians harvesting olives and activists who came to protect them with slingshots and Molotov cocktails, and said:

"The attacker group was rapidly running towards us, everyone in the area started to retreat. There were no Israeli soldiers around at the time of the incident. I was suddenly attacked."

Stating that he saw a group of at least 25 to 50 people descend on the area in the first stage, the American photojournalist described the horror he experienced with the following words:

"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.

They ripped off the rope of my phone, which was hanging around my neck, and continued to kick me. I had my helmet on and my black jacket on; At least these protected my head and me. "They got up and kicked him again, and this continued for more than 10 minutes."

Stating that after the attack, Palestinians intervened and managed to save him and carried him to a safe area, Levine noted that he was first transferred to the medical center in Abu Felah and then to the hospital by the ambulance that arrived at the scene.

Levine described what happened as "complete madness" and emphasized that he did not see anyone trying to prevent the violence during the attack.

Levine, who was injured in various parts of his body, had his left hand and left foot, which were bleeding due to the blows, bandaged by doctors.

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