{"id":"04aeeb24-39a0-4b8e-89fe-8832cb0c6b99","url":"https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3371275/israeli-settlers-attack-european-diplomats-beat-french-mayor-west-bank","domain":"scmp.com","outlet":{"name":"South China Morning Post","country":"HK","cred":4,"lean":0,"curated":true,"owner":"Alibaba Group"},"title":"Israeli settlers attack European diplomats, beat up French mayor in West Bank","plainHeadline":"West Bank settlers attack European diplomats and French mayor","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["European diplomats were attacked by Israeli settlers in the West Bank during the olive harvest.","A 78-year-old French mayor, Bernard Baudoux, was beaten and kicked but did not need hospital care.","The assault followed an attack on a Washington Post photographer the previous day.","Israel’s foreign ministry condemned the attacks; Netanyahu called it a smear campaign against settlers.","Belgium urged an end to impunity for violent settlers amid escalating violence."],"topics":["Politics","Environment"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-17T18:33:59.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-17T18:42:06.840Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/d5c3053a-a63a-4bd5-816c-7432351baa7b","storyId":"d5c3053a-a63a-4bd5-816c-7432351baa7b","image":"https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/1280x720/public/d8/images/canvas/2026/10/18/8af7bbca-e7fd-4b10-84e3-2103d6c5033e_d8818083.jpg?itok=m8zFu60E&v=1792262026","author":"Agence France-Presse","dek":"Israeli settlers on Saturday attacked a convoy of European diplomats and beat up a visiting French mayor, in a new escalation of violence during the Palestinian olive harvest, witnesses and diplomats said."}