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

New video footage of Israeli settler assault on European delegation as Netanyahu attempts to raise doubtHours 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.