The Brief

European diplomats were attacked in the vicinity of the village of Taybeh in the occupied West Bank on Saturday. Israeli police said footage circulating online appears to show several diplomats being attacked.

Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot said the settlers targeted Belgium's consul general, French and Polish diplomats and Catholic representatives, according to PBS.

BBC reported the Israeli military condemned the violence, while the prime minister's office said it was part of a "smear" campaign.

The United States and Iran have each claimed control of the Strait of Hormuz amid continuing attacks on vessels, according to Al Jazeera. Two vessels have been struck by naval mines in the strait this week.

CBS News reported that data from a monitoring agency shows attacks around the strait at a record high, with two more vessels reporting attacks on Friday.

Al Jazeera reported that Iranian state TV aired footage it said showed an oil tanker exploding after striking a naval mine in the strait.

BBC reported that more than half a million people joined cost-of-living protests across France on Saturday, and that disorder broke out in cities across the country, with cars and buildings set alight and shops looted. BBC said more than 1,000 people were arrested. NPR reported hundreds of protests took place, most of them peaceful, as student demonstrations widened into broader unrest.

CBS News reported police used tear gas in the Place de la République in Paris against people in hoods and masks who threw fireworks and other objects at officers. Al Jazeera reported that cost-of-living demonstrations also took place in Belgium, Italy and Portugal.

Russian strikes hit Kharkiv, Kramatorsk, Volyn and Rivne, killing at least eight people, injuring nearly 60 and cutting electricity to about one million, as Moscow continues its campaign against Ukraine's power grid.

Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto told the BBC that restricting US support for Ukraine is "completely wrong" and risks prolonging the war.

Masked Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian villages across the occupied West Bank on Friday, setting fire to cars and trees and beating residents during the olive harvest. Several people were injured.

Among them was Heidi Levine, a photojournalist working for The Washington Post. Al Jazeera reported US Ambassador Mike Huckabee called on Israel to prosecute the attackers of the American journalist, calling the attack a "despicable act of terror". Al Jazeera reported a child and four women were among the injured, and that the attacks followed a religious edict by a prominent far-right rabbi permitting the seizure of Palestinian olives, which Palestinians have condemned.

Separately, Al Jazeera reported that hospitals across the West Bank are being hit by a funding shortage as Israel blocks Palestinian Authority funding.

Iran-backed Houthi forces struck the presidential palace and airport in Yemen's city of Aden, according to Al Jazeera.

Houthi missile strikes also threaten key supply routes on Yemen's Red Sea coast, increasing pressure on government forces.

Al Jazeera also reported that a Saudi-led coalition intercepted and destroyed four drones over Riyadh, the Eastern Province and southern Saudi Arabia, and that Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi vowed to take "any measure" to defend Saudi Arabia from Houthi attacks.

Pope Leo, 71, was discharged from the hospital on Saturday, four days after surgery that removed the lower lobe of his right lung. He received a lung cancer diagnosis earlier this week; his doctor said the tumor was found while he was being examined for another reason. BBC reported he will give the traditional Angelus prayer and blessing in St Peter's Square on Sunday.

PBS reported the Vatican had initially estimated a weeklong hospital stay, and that his surgeon said he should be fit for a Latin America tour scheduled for November. The Vatican earlier released photos of him celebrating Mass at the hospital, along with get-well notes from patients in its pediatric oncology ward.