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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Radical Israeli settlers are said to have attacked an American journalist and European diplomat. Even close allies of Israel are outraged.
In the olive harvest, the situation in the West Bank escalates again. After attacks on diplomats, sharp criticisms from Europe and new accusations against settlers follow.
Masked Israeli settlers attack European diplomats with metal bars in West Bank
Masked settlers wielding metal bars attacked a group of European diplomats during a visit to the occupied West Bank, one of those assaulted said, on a second straight day of violence against Palestinians and foreigners
Israeli settlers attack Palestinians and diplomats in West Bank
JERUSALEM — Masked Israeli settlers carried out an attack Saturday in a Palestinian town where residents and European diplomats were participating in the olive harvest, spurring international condemnation a day after a similar assault injured several Palestinians and a U.S. journalist in the occupied West Bank.
Ramallah. A group of Israeli settlers yesterday attacked a convoy of European diplomats, Catholic representatives and Western officials visiting the village of Taybeh, near Ramallah, in the reoccupied West Bank, one day after the photojournalist of The Washington Post, Heidi Levine, was also beaten by inhabitants of illegal settlements when she was covering attacks against Palestinian farmers during the annual olive harvest.
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