Israeli settlers attack Palestinians, European diplomats in West Bank, Belgium says
Belgium said 7 masked settlers attacked diplomats and a French mayor, and police opened an investigation into the assault during the olive harvest.
- 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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Israeli settlers attacked a European delegation in Taybeh, in the occupied West Bank, during a visit related to the harvest of olives. Among those targeted were a French mayor, his wife and the Archbishop of Cambrai. Three people were injured, and a car of the Belgian diplomatic mission was damaged. Belgium condemns the violence and calls for European sanctions against the settlers, while the Israeli authorities announced the opening of an inves…
A delegation of European Union diplomats was attacked by a group of Jewish settlers while traveling in the West Bank. European officials have called for the perpetrators to be arrested, while Israeli leaders claim it may have been a false accusation.
New Attacks by Israeli Settlers in the Occupied West Bank: Among the Attacked Are European Officials
Masked Jewish settlers attacked Palestinians, representatives of the Catholic Church and European officials in the occupied West Bank, Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot said today.
(Cairo=Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Sang-hoon = An incident in which European diplomats visiting an olive harvest site in the Palestinian West Bank were attacked by Israeli settlers...
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