Israeli settlers attack French mayor in the West Bank
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Mediacongo
Masked Israeli settlers armed with clubs attacked a European delegation in Taybeh, in the occupied West Bank, assaulting Bernard Baudoux, the French mayor of Aulnoye-Aymeries. Belgium condemned the attack, which also targeted diplomats and Catholic representatives, according to AFP and Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot.
Israeli settlers attacked a convoy of European diplomats visiting the occupied West Bank on Saturday 17 October 2026 and beat Bernard Baudoux, the communist mayor of Aulnoye-Aymeries in northern France. The 78-year-old French elected official was targeted by masked attackers armed with clubs, according to a witness and two diplomatic sources cited by AFP.
A video seen by AFP shows the assault on Bernard Baudoux during the European visit. The delegation was in the West Bank for a trip whose purpose was not specified by the sources cited.
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