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Saturday, October 17, 2026
From the Liveblog of
Saturday, October 17, 2026
French mayor attacked by settlers says incident proves government tolerance for violence
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA French mayor who was attacked today by Israeli settlers in the West Bank tells AFP that the incident showed a tolerance by Israel’s right-wing government for settler violence.
“I think that if settlers are behaving like this, there is a tolerance on the part of the Israeli government,” Bernard Baudoux, mayor of the northern French town of Aulnoye-Aymeries, says after he was attacked on a goodwill visit to the town of Taybeh.
More from today’s Liveblog:
- Netanyahu’s office on Taybeh attack: It’s too early to draw conclusions, especially amid smear campaign against settlers
- Herzog apologizes to photographer beaten by settlers, says he was ‘morally tormented’ by thoughts of attack
- 4 Hamas operatives, including Oct. 7 terrorist, killed in Gaza strikes — IDF
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