[The United States urges Israel to combat violent attacks by Jewish settlers in the West Bank] October 18th, US Secretary of State Rubio stated on October 17, local time, that the United States hopes that Israel will take more measures to curb violent attacks by Jewish settlers in the West Bank. On October 16, while reporting on Palestinian farmers picking olives in the West Bank, Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levin was surrounded and beaten by dozens of masked Jewish settlers, and had her camera, passport and other belongings taken away. "We are deeply disturbed by those images and what we saw," Rubio said. "We have asked and continue to ask Israel to crack down on this type of behavior." He said the U.S. State Department has made inquiries about the incidents, including Levin's attack, and he expected to receive a response from the U.S. Embassy by Sunday. (CCTV News)