Masked settlers attack European diplomats in the West Bank

Masked Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians, European diplomats and a French mayor on Saturday during a visit to the Christian village of Taybeh in the occupied West Bank, where the group had joined the olive harvest. The group included Belgium's consul general and French and Polish diplomats; French mayor Bernard Baudoux said he was struck with metal bars and thrown to the ground. Israel's military called it a "severe act of violence" and Israeli police opened an investigation. The attack came a day after masked settlers assaulted a Washington Post photographer, who was hospitalized.