On Saturday, a European diplomatic convoy was targeted by settlers during a visit to Taybeh, a predominantly Christian village in the occupied West Bank. The day before, a photographer from the Washington Post had been beaten by around fifty masked settlers, armed with iron bars and slingshots, during a report in the occupied territory.
Israeli police announced on Monday, October 19, the arrest of ten people suspected of being involved in the violence targeting an American photographer and a convoy of European diplomats in the occupied West Bank.
According to the Washington Post, the reporter was rescued by other journalists when young Palestinians managed to repel the attackers. The victim testified:"Then they tried to stand me up, just to knock me back down and continue kicking me.".
In one weekend, attacks targeted an American journalist and a French mayor visiting the Palestinian territory. At the end of August, another team from the press agency had already been targeted by stone throwing and beatings while it followed Israeli activists who came to support Palestinians harassed by settlers.