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Israeli settlers attack European diplomats, beat up French mayor in West Bank

Agence France-Presse · South China Morning Post

Published 18 Oct 2026, 5:33 am·1 h ago·1 min read

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Israeli settlers on Saturday attacked a convoy of European diplomats and beat up a visiting French mayor, in a new escalation of violence during the Palestinian olive harvest, witnesses and diplomats said. The 78-year-old mayor said masked settlers yelled defamatory comments about France, kicked him and hit him with iron bars as he joined Palestinian olive farmers in the West Bank alongside the top French and Belgian representatives in Jerusalem and Polish diplomats. “I think that if settlers...

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West Bank Settler Violence Escalates Amid Harvest Disruptions and Global Diplomatic Scrutiny

Attacks on Palestinian farmers, journalists, and diplomats in the occupied West Bank prompt international warnings and diplomatic friction.

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