# French mayor says settlers attacked him during West Bank olive harvest

https://mins.news/en/item/105309

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-18 16:25 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/18/18-10-sv-mayor-of-france-assaulted-by-settlers-ps?traffic_source=rss

> Bernard Baudoux, mayor of Aulnoye-Aymeries in France, says masked settlers attacked his delegation as it picked olives near Taybeh in the occupied West Bank. He says he was beaten and that the delegation lodged a protest with the Israeli government.

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