France supports diplomats targeted in Taybeh attack
France’s foreign ministry condemned an attack on the mayor of Aulnoye-Aymeries and diplomatic representatives in the West Bank.
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In a statement published on October 18, France’s foreign ministry said violent settlers had attacked the mayor of Aulnoye-Aymeries in the Palestinian village of Taybeh. It said representatives of several diplomatic missions, including France’s consul general in Jerusalem and his Belgian and Polish counterparts, were also targeted during the attack.
France expressed solidarity with the diplomatic representatives and called on Israeli authorities to arrest and prosecute those responsible and protect civilians and diplomatic missions. The ministry reiterated its position that settlement activity violates international law and undermines a two-state solution.
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Taybeh attack and France’s response
Scope of the incident and official position stated in the French foreign ministry’s 18 October 2026 declaration.
| Incident location | Taybeh, West Bank |
| People reported targeted | Mayor of Aulnoye-Aymeries and representatives of several diplomatic missions, including French, Belgian and Polish representatives |
| French response | Solidarity with targeted representatives; call for arrest and prosecution of perpetrators and protection of civilians and missions |
| Related policy position | France reiterated that settlement policy is contrary to international law and harms the two-state solution |
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This table is a qualitative summary of the ministry’s statement. The source gives no incident day, number injured or total number targeted, so no figures are supplied for those fields.
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