Masked Israeli settlers attack European diplomats in West Bank village
According to the Associated Press, a delegation of European diplomats and Catholic church representatives was attacked by masked Israeli settlers while visiting Taybeh, a predominantly Christian Palestinian town in the occupied West Bank. The targeted diplomats included the Belgian consul general and representatives from France and Poland.
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A group of masked Israeli settlers attacked a delegation of European diplomats and Catholic church representatives during a visit to Taybeh, a predominantly Christian Palestinian town in the occupied West Bank, according to the Associated Press. Those attacked included the Belgian consul general along with French and Polish diplomats. This incident is the latest in a series of attacks involving Israeli settlers in the West Bank, where tensions over settlement expansion and settler violence against Palestinians and international observers have intensified amid the broader Middle Eastern crisis that has continued since 2023. Information about the response of Israeli authorities or the diplomatic missions involved was not immediately available.
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