Belgium will press for EU sanctions against those responsible for the violence, while Israeli Army Radio described the event as a serious diplomatic incident. The Belgian government stated that diplomatic duties and harvesting olives should not put individuals at risk, noting that settlers also target journalists and Palestinians throughout the occupied West Bank.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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Israeli Settlers Attack European Diplomatic Convoy in West Bank
Geopolitics3 days ago
7 masked settlers using all-terrain vehicles surrounded and assaulted a group of officials from France, Belgium, and Poland in the village of Taybeh near Ramallah. The attackers demanded identification and threw stones at the vehicles, smashing a window of a Belgian consulate car during an olive harvest visit. Bernard Baudoux, the French mayor of Aulnoye-Aymeries, was injured during the encounter, which also targeted the French Consul General, Polish diplomats, and Catholic representatives.
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