By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Monde
The US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, is calling for legal action against settlers involved in the assault of a photographer in the West Bank. He described the attack as “heinous terror” and adopted a firmer tone than Washington in an earlier statement, reports Le Monde.
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Countries condemn Israel’s settlement plan in the West Bank, and Netanyahu denounces settler violence.
18 OctSettlers attack European diplomats near Taybeh
18 OctIsrael accuses European diplomats after settler attack
17 OctFrench mayor assaulted by settlers in West BankMasked Israeli settlers attacked near Taybeh in the West Bank vehicles carrying French, Belgian and Polish diplomats, also assaulting Bernard Baudoux, mayor of Aulnoye-Aymeries. French minister Jean-Noël Barrot and his Belgian counterpart Maxime Prévot condemned the violence, while Israel announced a police investigation, reports Al Jazeera.
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Wes Streeting, the British defence minister, defended Ukraine’s importance to Washington, saying the country would contribute to American power. He spoke amid tensions between the United States and Ukraine, Le Monde reports.
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Masked Israeli settlers beat Bernard Baudoux, the French mayor of Aulnoye-Aymeries, during a visit to Taybeh in the occupied West Bank. The attackers also targeted European diplomats and Catholic representatives; Israeli police have opened an investigation, AP reports.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu’s office said European diplomats should have coordinated their movement with the Israeli army after a settler attack in the West Bank. It also commented on the violence targeting 78-year-old French mayor Bernard Baudoux, according to Le Monde.
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Chelsea’s Emiliano Martínez undergoes surgery for fractured jawChelsea goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez has successfully undergone surgery for a fractured jaw after colliding with Jarrad Branthwaite during the match against Everton. The Argentina goalkeeper hopes to return to the pitch within a few weeks, according to comments reported by journalist Fabrizio Romano.The week in Africa
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