# Masked settlers attack European diplomats in occupied West Bank

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-10-17T17:02:14+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/17/masked-settlers-attack-european-diplomats-occupied-west-bank
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/masked-settlers-attack-european-diplomats-in-occupied-west-bank-56cf99/

Belgian foreign minister urges further EU sanctions and links attack to Israel’s ‘illegal settlement policy’ Masked settlers attacked a group of European diplomats during a visit to the occupied West Bank on Saturday, Belgium’s foreign minister said, on a second day of high-profile assaults on Palestinians and others during the sensitive olive harvest. At least four people have been killed and mor

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