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US diplomats visited the Christian Palestinian town of Taybeh in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Sunday after masked Israeli settlers attacked European diplomats and a French mayor near the village a day earlier.
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settlers → visit → village
The visit came amid a surge in settler violence across the territory, with a US photojournalist also hospitalised after being assaulted while covering an olive harvest.
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photojournalist → come → harvest
Riley Barnes, assistant secretary of state for democracy, human rights and labour, and Brian Burch, US ambassador to the Holy See, visited the Latin Convent church in Taybeh.
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Barnes → visit → Taybeh
They were also expected to meet members of the local Christian community.
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They → expect → community
The visit followed Saturday's attack on Belgian, French and Polish diplomats, a French mayor and Palestinian civilians near Taybeh.
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visit → follow → Taybeh
On Friday, Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine was taken to hospital after being assaulted while covering a Palestinian olive harvest near another West Bank village.
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Levine → take → village
Despite the incidents, Israeli authorities had not announced any arrests by Sunday.
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authorities → announce → Sunday
Netanyahu cautious on settler violence
Israeli foreign minister Gideon Saar and the Israeli military (IDF) blamed "Israeli rioters" for Saturday's attack on the diplomats.
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Saar → blame → diplomats
However, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the diplomats had entered a "sensitive area with a history of confrontations without prior coordination with the IDF".
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diplomats → say → IDF
He also said the facts of the attack on Levine were "unclear".
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facts → say → Levine
France urged Israeli authorities to arrest those responsible for Saturday's attack and end criminal violence in the West Bank.
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France → urge → Bank
The US diplomats' visit also coincided with US President Donald Trump endorsing Netanyahu, his ally, for Israel's parliamentary election on October 27.
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Trump → coincide → October
Trump has opposed settlement expansion this year.
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Trump → oppose → expansion
However, his administration has put little pressure on Netanyahu's right-wing, pro-settler government to change its policy.
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administration → put → policy
Settler attacks surge across West Bank
Violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinians has been rising, with at least 170 attacks recorded since September 27, according to Israeli human rights group Yesh Din.
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attacks → surge → Din
Journalists, activists and foreign observers have also been targeted.
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Journalists → target → ?
Prosecutions of Israeli settlers remain rare.
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Prosecutions → remain → settlers
On Sunday, Reuters saw at least 10 masked settlers dressed in black throwing rocks at Palestinians and activists harvesting olives near the Palestinian town of Salfit in the West Bank.
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settlers → see → Bank
The farmers fled the area.
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farmers → flee → area
Israeli border police were present and fired tear gas towards the hills.
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police → fire → hills
The United Nations and most countries consider Israeli settlements in the territory illegal under international law.
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settlements → consider → law
Israel rejects this position, arguing that the territory is disputed rather than occupied.
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territory → reject → position
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