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Israeli forces demolished an inhabited two-storey home near Bethlehem on October 20, citing a lack of building permit, while preventing the family from removing belongings, as settler attacks continued across the occupied West Bank. Jerusalem church leaders condemned a settler attack on Palestinian olive harvesters and visiting European diplomats near Ramallah, and a Haaretz investigation found at least 678 Palestinians have been arrested this year under circumstances in which settlers trespass and soldiers then detain Palestinian landowners. Tel Aviv's mayor publicly said he could no longer remain silent on settler violence, while Netanyahu cast doubt on accounts of attacks on diplomats, priests and journalists over the preceding weekend, with critics saying coalition political calculations were taking precedence over curbing the violence a week before the election.