The European Union (EU) has issued a stern condemnation and strong protest against violent attacks perpetrated by extremist Israeli settlers targeting international diplomats, official delegations, and journalists in the occupied West Bank. In an official joint statement released on Sunday (October 18, 2026) from EU headquarters, the 27-nation bloc demanded an immediate end to such unlawful violence and hostility.
The incident occurred on Saturday (October 17, 2026), when armed Israeli settlers launched an unprovoked attack on a visiting delegation of European diplomats and reporters conducting a field visit to Palestinian communities and olive groves in the West Bank. The victims of the assault included a French mayor, diplomatic representatives from several EU member states, and press corps members covering the visit.
