Masked settlers attack European diplomats in West Bank village of Taybeh

Masked settlers attack European diplomats in West Bank village of Taybeh

The Guardian·17 October 2026

Masked Israeli settlers attacked a convoy of European diplomats and Catholic representatives in the West Bank village of Taybeh, according to Belgium's foreign minister, who urged further EU sanctions. The assault came amid olive-harvest violence that Palestinian officials say has killed at least four people and injured more than 100, and Israel's military and police condemned it and opened an investigation. The episode shows Europe's growing willingness to press Israel over the West Bank, and it reaches Christian communities in the land where Scripture places Jerusalem's future.