Photos showing the masked attackers and the damage caused. (Photos: X)
\n\nIsraeli settlers attacked a group of European diplomats in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, a day after veteran Washington Post journalist Heidi Levine was assaulted and required surgery.
\n\nThe diplomats, reportedly from France, Belgium and Poland, were attacked on Saturday in Taybeh, a Palestinian Christian village east of Ramallah, according to Israeli media and the official Palestinian news agency Wafa.
\n\nBelgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot condemned the attack, linking it to Israeli policies in the West Bank. He said the group also included Catholic representatives.
\n\n"As the occupying power, Israeli authorities must protect Palestinians, ensure the safety of diplomats and journalists, and bring those responsible to justice," Prevot said in a statement on X. "Impunity for violent settlers must end."
\n\nVideos from the scene showed a French official, identified as Aulnoye-Aymeries mayor Bernard Baudoux, sitting on the ground beside a vehicle with a smashed window. Other footage showed masked settlers, some carrying clubs or riding all-terrain vehicles, blocking roads in front of the diplomatic group and demanding identification.
\n\nHussein al-Sheikh, vice-president of the Palestinian Authority, called on the international community to hold Israel responsible. "This is a miniature…
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