France demands Israel arrest settlers who attacked European diplomats
October 18, 2026 at 01:58 PM · Updated 48m ago
8 reports · 5 in Arabic, 3 in English · over 23 hours
EU condemns Israeli settler attack on diplomats in occupied West Bank
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A timeline of West Bank attacks on Palestinians and foreign officials
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فرنسا تطالب إسرائيل باعتقال مستوطنين هاجموا وفدًا دبلوماسيًا أوروبيًا في الضفة
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Why have settler pogroms surged during olive harvest season in West Bank?
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اعتداءات المستوطنين بالضفة تحرج حلفاء إسرائيل وتعمق عزلتها
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"غياب التنسيق يعرضكم للهجوم".. تبرير إسرائيلي لاعتداء المستوطنين يفجر غضبا أوروبيا
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قرية مسيحية.. الطيبة وضيوفها فريسة لإرهاب المستوطنين
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وزير الخارجية الإسرائيلي يدين هجوم «مثيري شغب» على وفد دبلوماسي أوروبي في الضفة
(opens the publisher’s site)France has demanded Israel arrest and prosecute the settlers who attacked a European diplomatic delegation in the West Bank on Saturday.
- Settlers attacked French, Belgian and Polish diplomats in Taybeh on Saturday, beating the French mayor of Auvers-sur-Oise, Bernard Baudot.
- French foreign ministry spokesman Pascal Confaivre said Sunday Israel must arrest those responsible and bring them to justice.
- Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar condemned the attack, announced an investigation, and said the visit had not been coordinated with the army.
- Belgian minister Maxime Prévot condemned the attack and said Belgium would push European sanctions on supporters of settler violence.
- The European Union condemned the attack and urged Israel to prevent settler violence and halt settlement expansion.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office questioned the reports of the settlers' attack on the European delegation despite video evidence.
- A Belgian diplomatic vehicle was damaged in the settler attack on the European diplomatic delegation.