Israeli settlers attack Palestinians, European diplomats in West Bank, Belgium says
Belgium said diplomats were targeted during the olive harvest as Israeli police opened an investigation and officials condemned repeated attacks on Palestinians and visitors.
- 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 group of European diplomats, a French mayor, and an archbishop in the occupied West Bank. The incident took place during the annual olive harvest in the Christian city of Taybeh. Three people were injured in the attack, and a diplomatic vehicle was damaged.
Israeli Settlers Attack European Diplomats and French Mayor in West Bank
Masked Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian olive harvesters, European diplomats and a French mayor in the occupied West Bank village of Taybeh on Saturday, October 17, damaging a Belgian diplomatic vehicle and prompting calls for accountability and further European Union sanctions. Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot said the delegation included Belgium’s consul general for Palestinian affairs, French and Polish diplomats, and Catholic repr…
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Israeli settlers have attacked European diplomats in the West Bank. While head of government Netanyahu speaks of a "defamation campaign", Israel's foreign ministers condemn violence unusually sharply.
European officials were on an assessment mission in the village of Taybeh, located near Ramallah, when they were attacked by masked Israeli settlers. The delegation of representatives from Belgium, France, Poland and the Catholic Church moved on Saturday to the village with the majority Christian population in the West Bank to assess the situation on the ground, ...
To witness the Palestinian olive harvest, Polish, Belgian and French diplomats were caught by Israeli settlers who came to prevent farmers from working.
The brutal actions of the Zionist settlers also affected the political delegations of European countries in the West Bank.
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