Guardian reporter filmed masked militants seconds before West Bank attack on French mayor

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Source: The Guardian World · NewTimes editorial text based on the source feed.

New video footage of Israeli settler assault on European delegation as Netanyahu attempts to raise doubt Hours after Israeli militants attacked a delegation of European diplomats, French clerics and a visiting mayor in the occupied West Bank, Israel’s leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, responded by questioning the delegation’s account of the assault.

“Serious accusations require serious evidence” was the all-caps headline of a social media post from the office of the prime minister.

As news of the attack spread globally there was no pledge to find those accountable and bring them to justice.