Israeli attackers assaulted European diplomats and a French mayor in the West Bank. This incident occurred while the diplomats were visiting the village of Taybeh, located in the West Bank.
Details of the attack on diplomats
Belgian Foreign Minister, Maxim Provoost, announced that armed attackers targeted Palestinians, Catholic representatives, and Western diplomats. In this attack, the Belgian consulate and French and Polish diplomats were also targeted. Provoost strongly condemned the attack and stated that a Belgian vehicle was also damaged in the incident.
Reactions to the incident
The Israeli police announced that an investigation into the attack on the diplomats has begun. On the other hand, the Israeli army stated in a statement that this visit was made without coordination with them and that no military forces were present at the site. The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reacted to the incident, attributing it to a destructive campaign against Israeli settlers.
According to reports, diplomatic vehicles had gone to the village of Taybeh when the attackers violently assaulted them. One of the diplomats and an eyewitness stated that the attackers surrounded a diplomatic vehicle with their own vehicles and broke its windows. Additionally, Bernard Baudouin, the 78-year-old mayor of Allonne-Imers in northern France, was attacked and beaten.
Similar incidents and the current situation
Baudouin, who was signing a cooperation agreement with the French consulate in Jerusalem, stated that the situation of the residents in the area is concerning. He also strongly criticized the existing violence, saying, "The world needs to know what is happening there." Meanwhile, the olive harvest season in the West Bank has been unusually violent, with Israeli settlers attempting to prevent Palestinians from harvesting their crops using force.
This incident occurs in the final days of the election campaign in Israel, where Netanyahu has been supporting Israeli settlers and seems to be trying to gain their support in the elections.
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