One Turn
Israeli police detain 10 after settler attacks on diplomats and journalist
Israeli police detained 10 people in a rare raid against settlers after weekend attacks in the occupied West Bank on European diplomats, a French mayor and US photojournalist Heidi Levine, who described an "attempted lynching." Israeli forces also demolished a home near Bethlehem citing a lack of permit, according to Wafa. Senior Palestinian official Jibril Rajoub warned the West Bank was on the verge of an "explosion."
Why it matters
Attacks on foreign diplomats and journalists have raised international pressure on Israel over settler violence.
Background
Israel has occupied the West Bank since 1967, and hundreds of thousands of Israelis live in settlements there that most countries consider illegal under international law, a view Israel disputes.
The story so far
- Settlers beat Palestinians and Washington Post journalist in West Bank
- Settlers attack olive harvesters and a US journalist
- Israeli settlers attack European diplomats in West Bank
- Israel arrests 10 after settler attacks on diplomats and US journalist
- Israeli police detain 10 after settler attacks on diplomats and journalist
- Israeli military detains about 80 volunteers at West Bank olive harvest
- Israel to end Hebron operation within days and close West Bank crossings
- Israeli military operation in Hebron displaces thousands
- UN warns of ethnic cleansing in Hebron
- Israel ends Hebron lockdown after about 10 days
- Israel withdraws from Hebron; Al Jazeera journalist detained
- Settlers attack Palestinians in West Bank; Hebron mosque closed
Sources
- The Guardian ↗Oct 19, 2:05 PM ET
- CBC News ↗Oct 19, 9:33 AM ET
This summary was written automatically from the reporting linked above; follow the sources for the full story. How One Turn works.