What to know

• A pattern of escalating violence in the occupied territory is straining Israel’s relations with the West.S1
• “In Saturday's attack in the Christian village of Taybeh, settlers targeted Belgium's consul general, French and Polish diplomats and Catholic representatives,” says Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime PrevotS2
• Extremists assaulted residents and broke a European diplomatic vehicle’s window, witnesses said, as settler violence surges in the territory during the olive harvest.S3
• The Israeli military condemns the violence but the prime minister's office says it is part of a "smear" campaign.S4
• 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. The 78-year-old mayor said masked settlers yelled defa...S5
• French mayor and archbishop also attacked during violent attempt to stop Palestinians harvesting olivesIsraeli settler militants have attacked European diplomats, a French mayor and the archbishop of Cambrai in Taybeh, in the occupied West Bank, injuring three...S6
• Masked settlers attacked a group of European diplomats during a visit to the occupied West Bank on Saturday, Belgium's foreign minister said, on a second straight day of high-profile assaults on Palestinians and others during the sensitive olive harvest.S7
• Israeli settlers have allegedly attacked Palestinian civilians, European diplomats and a French mayor in the West Bank, sparking international condemnation.S8