EU diplomats and an American journalist have been attacked, while the IDF faces questions over its response to calls for help

Israeli settlers have attacked Palestinian farmers, European diplomats and an American journalist during the annual olive harvest in the occupied West Bank, as violence against local communities intensifies, RT correspondent Charlotte Dubenskij has reported.

The annual olive harvest is a vital source of food and income for Palestinian families, providing both oil for household use and surplus crops to sell.

In Taybeh, a predominantly Christian Palestinian town, European diplomats who had arrived to help local farmers were reportedly attacked by masked Israeli settlers armed with clubs.…