Diplomats attacked in West Bank

Chapter 1 · 17 Oct 2026, 16:52Diplomats attacked in West Bank

1. 17 Oct16:53

   Israeli settlers attacked a European diplomatic convoy in Taybeh, injuring a French mayor and damaging a Belgian vehicle. Israel's foreign ministry says it opened an investigation.

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2. 17:10

   Belgium's foreign minister Maxime Prevot calls on the EU to sanction those responsible for the Taybeh attack on European diplomats.

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3. 17:17

   Israel's foreign minister Gideon Saar condemns the attack on European diplomats in Taybeh by Israeli settlers, while faulting the diplomats for not coordinating with the military.

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4. 17:37

   Belgium's foreign minister Maxime Prevot says the Belgian consul general and French and Polish diplomats were among those attacked in Taybeh.

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5. 17:48

   Prevot's office says masked settlers armed with sticks attacked the Taybeh delegation; the Belgian consul general was unharmed.

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6. 18:00

   French mayor Bernard Baudoux of Aulnoye-Aymeries was assaulted in Taybeh and is not in life danger, a diplomat tells AFP.

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7. 18:26

   Netanyahu's office calls the attack on European diplomats in Taybeh an alleged attack and says it needs convincing evidence, Israeli Army Radio reports.

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8. 19:54

   The Guardian reports the archbishop of Cambrai was also attacked in Taybeh, with three people injured in total.

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9. 20:39

   Israeli police and military say they have opened an investigation into the attack on European diplomats in Taybeh.

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10. 22:04

    France's foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot calls on Israel to arrest the settlers who attacked a French mayor in Taybeh, according to Naftemporiki.

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