Israeli settlers attack Palestinians, European diplomats in West Bank, Belgium says
Belgium said the assault injured a French mayor and damaged a consular vehicle, and it will press the European Union for sanctions.
- On Saturday, masked settlers attacked a group of European diplomats near the village of Taybeh in the West Bank, including the French consul. The IDF called the incident a "severe act of violence" but said the visit lacked coordination.
- Violence has surged during the sensitive olive harvest, which began earlier this month. At least four people have been killed and more than 100 injured, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.
- Masked settlers smashed a window of a vehicle belonging to Belgium's consulate during the confrontation. The group included French and Polish diplomats alongside Catholic representatives visiting the area.
- The Israel Police opened an investigation into the assault to identify and prosecute suspects. Foreign Minister Gideon Saar condemned the violence, confirming his ministry is in contact with the affected countries.
- Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot linked the attack to Israel's "illegal settlement policy," pledging to push for European Union sanctions. The incident occurs less than two weeks before closely contested elections that could end Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's time in office.
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Cyprus ‘strongly condemns’ attack on diplomats in West Bank
The foreign ministry on Sunday evening said it “strongly condemns” what it described as “the latest settler attacks in the occupied West Bank against diplomats from Belgium, France, and Poland, Catholic representatives, and a French mayor”. “We take note of the ongoing investigation by the French authorities and join the calls for those responsible to […]
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SydsvenskanSweden's Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard (M) takes a serious view of Israeli settlers' attack on European diplomats in the West Bank, and demands that Israel act.
Among the victims of the attack in the West Bank, the Belgian consul general for the Palestinians, French and Polish diplomats, as well as representatives of the Catholic Church. Poland also condemns. The post West Bank: Belgium calls for European sanctions for the attack on Palestinians and European diplomats appeared first on in.gr.
"They Threw Me on the Ground": French Mayor Attacked by Colonists with Face Covered in the West Bank
A group of Israeli settlers with their faces covered attacked Palestinian civilians, European diplomats and Catholic representatives near Taybeh, a Christian village in the occupied West Bank. Bernard Baudoux, the French mayor of Aulnoye-Aymeries, who participated in the collection of olives in solidarity with the local community, was also attacked among the people who were attacked. "I was thrown on the ground," he said. The images shot by Isra…
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