The West Bank violence has shocked much of the world, with Britain spearheading economic sanctions that in turn led Israel to close the British consulate in Jerusalem.

The Israeli military condemns the violence but the prime minister's office says it is part of a "smear" campaign.

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

Masked settlers attacked a group of European diplomats in the occupied West Bank, a French mayor who was struck and others say.