A pattern of escalating violence in the occupied territory is straining Israel’s relations with the West. “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 Prevot Key points and original sources are listed below.

• 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