Israeli police have arrested at least 10 people suspected of taking part in two attacks in the West Bank over the weekend, one on a veteran American photojournalist and the other on a delegation of European diplomats. The operation, which police named Olive Leaf in an apparent nod to the olive harvest now underway, was carried out together with the Israel Defense Forces in the area where the assaults took place. Police said officers seized material connecting the suspects to the incidents and impounded several vehicles, and Superintendent Moshe Pinchi stated that investigators were gathering evidence and testimony in order to build a case strong enough to bring those responsible to trial.

The first incident occurred on Friday near the village of Abu Falah, where Heidi Levine, a photographer working for The Washington Post, was accompanying Palestinian farmers as they began picking their olives. She was beaten and taken to a hospital in Ramallah, and others in the group were also hurt. The following day, masked men confronted a group of visitors in Taybeh, a Palestinian Christian town, that included Belgium’s consul general, French and Polish diplomats and representatives of the Catholic Church. According to Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot, a French mayor traveling with the delegation was assaulted and a Belgian vehicle was damaged, though his own staff came through unharmed. Video recorded by an activist at the scene shows the mayor, wearing the ceremonial sash of his office, seated on the ground against a car, while other footage shows masked young men pounding on a driver’s window and demanding identification.

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee praised the arrests as an encouraging step toward holding Levine’s attackers accountable. A day earlier, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the administration had repeatedly asked Israel to take firmer action against violent settlers, adding that President Donald Trump does not want unrest in the West Bank to escalate into a broader crisis.

Within Israel, the military confirmed the attack on the diplomats and described it as a serious act of violence, while noting that the visit had not been coordinated with the army and that no soldiers were present. Foreign Minister Gideon Saar condemned the assailants and said his ministry was in touch with the ambassadors of the countries involved, and police pledged to pursue everyone who took part. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office, however, cautioned against drawing early conclusions, suggested that a coordinated effort to discredit Israel might be at work, and said that serious questions about the incidents remained unanswered. Netanyahu has long attributed such violence to a small fringe.