West Bank & Jerusalem
Netanyahu's office questions evidence of settlers' assault on European diplomats
Image credit: Shehab Wire (EN)
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office demanded "conclusive evidence" of an attack by masked settlers on a delegation of European diplomats and Catholic Church representatives in the West Bank town of al-Taybeh, Shehab Wire reported. The office cast doubt on accounts of the incident without providing specifics on what evidence it considered insufficient.
The assault marked a rare confrontation between Israeli settlers and Western diplomatic personnel in occupied Palestinian territory. European governments have increasingly condemned settler violence in the West Bank.
