Israeli settlers attacked European diplomats in West Bank, mayor says; police investigate
Israeli police are investigating an attack on a European diplomatic delegation in the occupied West Bank. Taybeh Mayor Suleiman Khourieh told Al Jazeera a French consul was targeted, and Israel's Army Radio said diplomats from France, Belgium and Poland were involved. Witnesses said masked settlers surrounded a vehicle and smashed a Belgian consulate car window.
Israeli police have opened an investigation into an attack on a foreign diplomatic delegation in the occupied West Bank. Taybeh Mayor Suleiman Khourieh said on Saturday that Israeli settlers attacked the delegation in the Ramallah and el-Bireh governorate. Police said the Foreign Ministry was notified to help identify the victims and suspects.
Khourieh told Al Jazeera that a French consul was among those targeted. Israel's Army Radio reported that diplomats from France, Belgium and Poland were involved in the incident.
Witness accounts said seven masked settlers surrounded a diplomatic vehicle and demanded identification documents. A window of a car belonging to the Belgian consulate was smashed, according to those accounts.
The incident follows another reported attack in which Israeli settlers opened fire on Palestinian farmers in Deir Jarir, east of Ramallah. Separately, at least five Palestinians were reportedly killed in Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip earlier in the day.
TopicsSuleiman Khourieh · Al Jazeera · Israel's Army Radio · Israeli police · Israeli Foreign Ministry · France · Belgium · Poland
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