European Diplomats Attacked by Israeli Settlers in Occupied West Bank

However, the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu questioned the account of the incident, suggesting it was part of a “coordinated campaign to smear Israel.” The attack occurred a day after another settler assault in a separate West Bank village injured several Palestinians and Heidi Levine, a photographer working for The Washington Post.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio described the attack on Levine as “disturbing,” while US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee condemned it as a “despicable act of terror carried out by masked cowards.” Huckabee, a staunch supporter of Israel, called for the perpetrators to face prosecution to the fullest extent of the law, adding to international calls for accountability over violence against civilians and diplomatic personnel in the occupied West Bank.