Belgian foreign minister urges further EU sanctions and links attack to Israel’s ‘illegal settlement policy’
Masked settlers attacked a group of European diplomats during a visit to the occupied West Bank on Saturday, Belgium’s foreign minister said, on a second day of high-profile assaults on Palestinians and others during the sensitive olive harvest.
At least four people have been killed and more than 100 injured since the harvest began earlier this month, according to the Palestinian health ministry. Activists say Israeli authorities do little to stop attacks that involve weapons ranging from slingshots to guns. An attack on Friday seriously injured a Washington Post photographer and others.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/17/masked-settlers-attack-european-diplomats-occupied-west-bank
Author : Associated Press in Jerusalem and Agence France-Presse in Brussels
Publish date : 2026-10-17 17:02:00
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