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| West Bank attack on UK diplomats | West Bank attack on UK diplomats |
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| A car carrying visiting UK diplomats has been attacked by Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank town of Hebron. | A car carrying visiting UK diplomats has been attacked by Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank town of Hebron. |
| The armoured car, also carrying a driver and guide, was briefly attacked and kicked, although no-one was hurt. | The armoured car, also carrying a driver and guide, was briefly attacked and kicked, although no-one was hurt. |
| Israeli police intervened and, according to the guide, the vehicle had been kept in the area for an hour. | Israeli police intervened and, according to the guide, the vehicle had been kept in the area for an hour. |
| The British Consulate General is now assisting Israeli police investigators. Hebron is the scene of tensions between Jewish settlers and peace group tours. | The British Consulate General is now assisting Israeli police investigators. Hebron is the scene of tensions between Jewish settlers and peace group tours. |
| A consulate spokesman said three diplomats had been being shown around Hebron by a former Israeli soldier now working for a peace group, Breaking the Silence. | A consulate spokesman said three diplomats had been being shown around Hebron by a former Israeli soldier now working for a peace group, Breaking the Silence. |
| The attack happened in a part of the town considered off-limits to Palestinians. | The attack happened in a part of the town considered off-limits to Palestinians. |
| Increasing tension | Increasing tension |
| A consulate statement said: "The Israeli police intervened and we are assisting then with their investigation of the incident." | A consulate statement said: "The Israeli police intervened and we are assisting then with their investigation of the incident." |
| The BBC's Wyre Davies says Hebron, in the south of the West Bank, has seen "increasing tension between peace groups and settlers who live in the central, historic part of the town". | The BBC's Wyre Davies says Hebron, in the south of the West Bank, has seen "increasing tension between peace groups and settlers who live in the central, historic part of the town". |
| "The peace groups say they're trying to show the negative impact of the Israeli occupation on local Palestinian residents," he said. | "The peace groups say they're trying to show the negative impact of the Israeli occupation on local Palestinian residents," he said. |
| "For the settlers, Hebron, and its ancient sites, is inherently Jewish and is somewhere they have vowed to remain." | "For the settlers, Hebron, and its ancient sites, is inherently Jewish and is somewhere they have vowed to remain." |