{
  "id": 15317112,
  "title": "Rubio says US wants Israel to ‘crack down’ on settler violence in West Bank",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/rubio-says-us-wants-israel-to-crack-down-on-settler-violence-in-west",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T23:54:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/10/18/rubio-says-us-wants-israel-to-crack-down-on-settler-violence-in-west-bank"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "US Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressed concern over images of settler violence in the West Bank on Saturday. Rubio stated that the United States is \"very disturbed\" by the incidents and has asked the Israelis to take action against such attacks. This statement came after numerous videos surfaced, showing settlers attacking American photojournalist Heidi Levine, along with other Palestinian civilians. European diplomats and a French mayor were also targeted in the incident. The US State Department has inquired about the events, and Rubio anticipates a response from the US Embassy in Jerusalem by Sunday.\n\nThe West Bank has seen at least 170 attacks by Israeli settlers on Palestinians since September 27, coinciding with the beginning of the annual olive harvest, according to Yesh Din, an Israeli settlements monitoring group.",
  "summary": "The secretary of state's comment follows the widespread dissemination of a video showing Israeli settlers attacking an American photojournalist.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 8,
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      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Netanyahu warns of 'campaign to smear Israel' after European diplomats attacked in West Bank",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/netanyahu-warns-of-campaign-to-smear-israel-after-european-diplomats",
        "published": "2026-10-17T17:32:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Israeli settlers attack European diplomats, beat French mayor",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/israeli-settlers-attack-european-diplomats-beat-french-mayor",
        "published": "2026-10-17T20:30:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Israeli settlers attack European diplomats in West Bank",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/israeli-settlers-attack-european-diplomats-in-west-bank",
        "published": "2026-10-17T20:49:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Israeli settlers attack European diplomats, beat French mayor",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/israeli-settlers-attack-european-diplomats-beat-french-mayor-15285719",
        "published": "2026-10-17T21:37:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Israeli settlers attack European diplomats, beat French mayor",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/israeli-settlers-attack-european-diplomats-beat-french-mayor-15296913",
        "published": "2026-10-17T21:44:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Israeli protesters say 'they are conducting ethnic cleansing' in West Bank",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/israeli-protesters-say-they-are-conducting-ethnic-cleansing-in-west",
        "published": "2026-10-18T00:47:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Israeli settlers attack European diplomats in the occupied West Bank",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/israeli-settlers-attack-european-diplomats-in-the-occupied-west-bank",
        "published": "2026-10-18T01:02:37.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}