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Israel preparing 'full closure' of West Bank, Netanyahu says
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel is shutting down the occupied West Bank after having prevented a "major attack."
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Netanyahu orders West Bank closure as attack wounds Israelis before election
Suspected Palestinian militants wounded five Israelis on Friday before two gunmen died in a prolonged shootout, leading Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to order the closure of the West Bank days before Israeli elections. Netanyahu, facing a tight race for a new term in Tuesday's election, said that Israeli troops prevented what could have been a major attack, with the assailants allegedly carrying a large quantity of ammunition in their vehicle.
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Netanyahu orders West Bank closure after deadly checkpoint shoot-out
Suspected Palestinian militants wounded five Israelis on Friday before two gunmen were killed in a prolonged shoot-out, leading Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to order the closure of the West Bank days before Israeli elections. Netanyahu, facing a tight race for a new term in Tuesday’s election, said that Israeli troops prevented what could have been a major attack, with the assailants allegedly carrying a large quantity of ammunition in their vehicle. An Agence France-Presse journalist who..
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DPM Dar arrives in Istanbul ahead of R-4 bloc, European diplomats’ meetings
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar arrived in Istanbul to attend a meeting of R-4 bloc foreign ministers and an R-4 meeting with European diplomats on Friday, the Foreign Office (FO) said. The R-4 group, comprising Pakistan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye, emerged in March and has been focusing on regional security and mediation efforts between the United States and Iran. Dar left for Istanbul earlier in the day and is attending the meeting at the invitation of Turkiye’s Forei
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West Bank attack wounds 5 Israelis as Netanyahu cancels events
An attack in the occupied West Bank wounded at least five Israelis on Friday and triggered a shootout that left two Palestinians dead, prompting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to cancel political events days ahead of elections. An AFP journalist who witnessed the firefight saw two Palestinian men in casual attire and armed with a handgun and an automatic rifle exchanging fire with Israeli forces at a checkpoint near the Palestinian city of Hebron. The journalist reported that Israeli forces e
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Israel orders army to prepare to fully close West Bank after 'thwarting terror attack'
Israel has ordered its army to prepare for a full closure of the West Bank following an attack.
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Several wounded in shooting attack near Judea Junction, IDF launches manhunt for terrorist
IDF soldiers are on their way to the scene, and have launched a manhunt for the terrorist. The military also said that they had established roadblocks in the area.
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Morning update
Morning update Good morning Middle East Eye readers, Here are the latest developments: The Israeli military said that it killed two suspected of carrying out an attack near Hebron, occupied West Bank. Six settlers reportedly sustained injuries of varying severity in the shooting operation, two of them critically wounded. Saudi Arabia's General Authority for Statistics has postponed the United Nations Global Data Forum and the Second Saudi Statistical Forum in its capital of Riyadh to 2027. Th
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DPM Dar departs for Istanbul ahead of R-4 bloc, European E3 diplomats’ meetings
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has departed for Istanbul to attend a meeting of the foreign ministers of the R-4 bloc and an R-4+E-3 meeting on Friday, the Foreign Office (FO) said. The R-4 group, which comprises Pakistan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Turkiye, emerged in March and has been focusing on regional security and mediation efforts between the United States and Iran. The E-3 group is a trio of European powers — France, the United Kingdom and Germany — that was set up m
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Israeli military says forces kill suspected shooters near Hebron
Israeli military says forces kill suspected shooters near Hebron The Israeli military said that it killed two suspected of carrying out an attack near Hebron, occupied West Bank. A cordon had been imposed in the area alongside searches, it said in a statement. The details of the alleged attack remains unclear.
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Israeli military says killed two after West Bank shooting
The Israeli military reported the killing of two suspected attackers following a shooting incident near the Judea Junction.
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West Bank attack wounds 5 as Israel PM cancels events
The Israeli military reported the killing of two suspected attackers following a shooting incident near the Judea Junction.
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Israeli military kills 2 in Hebron gun battle as tension soars in West Bank
Violence flaring as Israeli pogroms heighten tension across Palestinian territory.
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When saving your pet comes with guilt: The reality of starvation in Gaza
When saving your pet comes with guilt: The reality of starvation in Gaza In the latest episode of The Gaza Podcast, Palestinian journalist and human rights defender Maha Hussaini introduces her cat Tom, a fellow genocide survivor. "He couldn’t understand the starvation, the occupation, the blockade or the genocide," Hussaini said. Having moved from one shelter to another throughout the war, Tom suffered an eye injury from a soot-covered pot and saw his weight drop in half during the peak of st
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Israel's far-right Ben Gvir seeks new ground in election
A turbo-charged election campaign by Israel's far-right national security minister has seen gun-shaped keychains distributed to high school students and a promotional video threatening to "put to death" a Palestinian inmate. His policy pledges include encouraging Palestinians to leave the occupied West Bank and war-ravaged Gaza, as well as enforcing the death penalty on Palestinians convicted of deadly attacks against Israelis.
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Watch: Palestinian killed in Israeli strike on vehicle in Gaza City
Watch: Palestinian killed in Israeli strike on vehicle in Gaza City An Israeli air strike on a vehicle in Gaza City’s Tel al-Hawa neighbourhood killed at least one Palestinian and wounded others. Another Israeli strike killed one Palestinian in Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, a source at Al-Awda Hospital told Al Jazeera. Israeli forces also shot and killed a teenage girl in the al-Faluja area of northern Gaza, shooting her in the head. An Israeli air strike on a vehicle in Gaza City’s Te
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UAE nominates diplomat to lead UN amid criticism over Sudan and Israel policy
UAE nominates diplomat to lead UN amid criticism over Sudan and Israel policy The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday formally nominated Lana Nusseibeh, its former ambassador to the United Nations, to succeed Antonio Guterres as UN secretary-general, adding a new contender to a deadlocked race. Her candidacy has drawn immediate criticism due to the UAE's controversial foreign policy, in particular its support for parties accused of genocide. They include the Sudanese Rapid Support Forces paramili
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Gaza residents fear renewed famine threat as food supplies dwindle and aid shrinks
LONDON: Maysa Yousef’s husband went to a market in central Gaza on Thursday evening to buy food for the weekend but found little to bring home. “All I can find is a couple of grapefruits,” he told her. For Yousef, an artist and mother of three, shopping has become an exercise in timing and improvisation. With the market closed on Friday, the main day off in Gaza, her family needed to buy provisions in advance, but without refrigeration they could not go shopping too early. “Of course, there are
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First Arab-American mayor to endorse Trump becomes adviser to president
First Arab-American mayor to endorse Trump becomes adviser to president Yasmine El-Sabawi on Thu, 10/22/2026 - 20:58 Amer Ghalib tells MEE he has made it clear to Trump that there must be a 'limit to hate speech' against Arab and Muslim Americans Former mayor of Hamtramck, Michigan, Amer Ghalib poses for a photo with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House, published on 15 September 2026 (Amer/Ameer Ghalib/Facebook) Off The former mayor of Hamtramck, Michigan, who became
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Pakistan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye to meet European trio in Istanbul
Turkiye will host an R-4 and an R-4+E-3 meetings of foreign ministers in Istanbul on October 23, the Turkish foreign ministry said on Wednesday. The R-4 group, which comprises Pakistan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Turkiye, emerged in March and has been focusing on regional security and mediation efforts between the United States and Iran. The E-3 group is a trio of European powers — France, Britain and Germany — that was set up more than 20 years ago to advance diplomatic coordination over Iran’s n
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Pro-Israel lobbying group Aipac ends endorsements, direct funding to US candidates
Pro-Israel lobbying group Aipac ends endorsements, direct funding to US candidates MEE staff on Thu, 10/22/2026 - 17:05 The move to a 'nimble' strategy comes amid voter backlash against Israel from across the political spectrum Former US Secretary of State Antony Blinken addresses the American Israel Public Affairs Committee's annual policy summit, on 5 June 2023 in Washington, DC (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP) Off As US voter sentiment grows increasingly antagonistic towards Israel, th
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Peace absent from Israel's 2026 elections as West Bank tensions continue to rise -analysis
More than three years of war have reshaped the country, but few candidates are offering a vision for relations with the Palestinians, let alone a path toward resolving the conflict.
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Israeli drone strikes kill one Palestinian, wound 13 in Gaza
Israeli drone strikes kill one Palestinian, wound 13 in Gaza An Israeli drone strike killed one Palestinian in Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, a source at Al-Awda Hospital told Al Jazeera. Another Israeli drone strike wounded 13 Palestinians in northern Gaza City, the Palestine Red Crescent said. An Israeli drone attack on al-Shifa Street in western Gaza City also caused injuries. Earlier, an Israeli air strike killed two Palestinians in a vehicle southwest of Gaza City. Israeli forces a
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Israeli attacks in Gaza kill four, including a young girl
Four Palestinians killed as Israeli military expands control across Gaza, displacing millions and destroying homes.
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Who made Gaza hospitals and homes targets? - opinion
Hamas chose this war on October 7, then built its strategy around erasing the line the law of war exists to draw.
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Far-right Israeli protesters block Gaza aid trucks as food shortages persist
LONDON: Far-right Israeli protesters blocked aid trucks bound for the Gaza Strip at the Kerem Abu Salem crossing on Thursday, according to media reports, as severe food shortages and cuts to humanitarian assistance deepened the enclave’s crisis. Members of the Tsav 9 movement demanded a halt to aid deliveries and the dismantling of Hamas. Yulia Malinovsky, a Knesset member from the Yisrael Beiteinu party, joined the blockade, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported. Malinovsky posted a video of h
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‘Turkey is a common enemy’: Pro-Israel network forms parliamentary groups in Greece and Cyprus
‘Turkey is a common enemy’: Pro-Israel network forms parliamentary groups in Greece and Cyprus Elis Gjevori on Thu, 10/22/2026 - 13:13 New parliamentary networks face criticism over Israeli influence, far-right links and secrecy surrounding membership Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides (C) with outgoing AIPAC president Bernard Kaminetsky (L) and president-elect Yehuda Neuberger (R) (Cypriot Presidency/X) Off Pro-Israel US lobby group Aipac has visited Cyprus to promote what it called “s
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UK says schoolchildren shouldn’t wave Palestine flags. Ukraine flags are fine though
UK says schoolchildren shouldn’t wave Palestine flags. Ukraine flags are fine though Imran Mulla on Thu, 10/22/2026 - 13:32 The Department for Education has previously flown the Ukrainian flag and encouraged pupils to do so Britain's Education Secretary Lucy Powell pictured on 21 July (AFP) Off The British government has been accused of hypocrisy after saying pupils should not display Palestine flags in school, despite the government having promoted the displaying of Ukrainian flags in schoo
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UN warns settler attacks on Palestinian olive harvest are driving displacement, dispossession
DUBAI: The UN has warned that escalating Israeli settler attacks on Palestinian olive harvesters in the West Bank are contributing to the displacement of communities and the loss of people’s land. Ajith Sunghay, head of the UN Human Rights Office in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, said the violence, coupled with Israeli restrictions on access to agricultural land, was threatening the livelihoods of thousands of Palestinian families. “This is yet another tool of displacement and dispossession
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Gaza’s remaining bakeries face closure within 48 hours amid flour shortage
LONDON: Flour stocks in warehouses across Gaza have run out, leaving the territory’s seven remaining operational bakeries at risk of closing within 48 hours unless fresh supplies are allowed in, the head of Gaza’s Bakeries Association said on Thursday. Abdul Nasser Al-Ajrami told the Palestine News Agency that Israel’s closure of Gaza’s crossings over the past week and its continued refusal to allow commercial flour shipments through, despite a partial reopening, had exhausted supplies. Only sev
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UN expert urges Indonesia to reconsider involvement in Trump’s Gaza board
JAKARTA: Indonesia should reconsider its involvement in US President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan because it is being shaped by Israel and the US and lacks a Palestinian voice, the United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories told Reuters on Thursday. Trump announced in January that he was setting up a “Board of Peace” to address global conflicts typically handled by the UN. Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation, has said it would
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Israel frees from custody almost all suspects in two settler attacks, puts them under house arrest
JERUSALEM, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Nine of the 10 suspects arrested in an investigation into militant settler attacks on a US journalist and European diplomats have been released from custody and placed under house arrest, a law firm that represents settlers said. Masked Israeli settlers were filmed last week assaulting Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine, who was covering a Palestinian olive harvest in the occupied West Bank. French, Belgian and Polish diplomats and a French mayor were at
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Outposts, violence, impunity: The anatomy of Israeli settler land grabs
With government backing and little accountability, an ominous pattern casts a shadow over the Palestinian olive harvest.
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Israeli settlers suspected of attacking journalist and diplomats released: Press review
Israeli settlers suspected of attacking journalist and diplomats released: Press review Nadav Rapaport on Thu, 10/22/2026 - 13:33 Meanwhile, a video published online appears to show an Israeli soldier abusing a cat, and authorities seek deportation of a Moroccan mother An Israeli settler points a gun amid clashes with Palestinians harvesting olives in Abu Falah near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, 16 October 2026 (Reuters/Ammar Awad) Off Suspected journalist attackers released Nine of th
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Israel releases nearly all suspects in settler attacks on US journalist, European diplomats to house arrest
JERUSALEM: Nine of the 10 suspects arrested in an investigation into militant settler attacks on a US journalist and European diplomats have been released from custody and placed under house arrest, a law firm that represents settlers said. Masked Israeli settlers were filmed last week assaulting Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine, who was covering a Palestinian olive harvest in the occupied West Bank. French, Belgian and Polish diplomats and a French mayor were attacked by masked
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Israeli fire kills 4 people in Gaza, medics say
CAIRO: Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least four people in the Gaza Strip in separate incidents on Thursday, health officials in the enclave said. In Gaza City, a strike on a car killed at least one person, medics said. They earlier said there had been two deaths. A crowd gathered around the burning wreckage, as orange-vested emergency crews sprayed it with water, photos from the scene showed. Other strikes killed a Palestinian man on a bike in the southern city of Khan Younis and
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Israeli fire kills 3 people in Gaza, medics say
CAIRO: Israeli fire killed one person in a car in Gaza City and at least two others in other parts of the enclave on Thursday, health officials there said. A crowd gathered around the burning wreckage in Gaza City's Tal Al-Hawa neighbourhood as orange-vested emergency workers sprayed it with water, photos from the scene showed. Another strike killed a Palestinian man on a bike in the southern city of Khan Younis, and gunfire killed a woman near the Jabalia refugee camp, in the north, the
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NAZA: It’s not just about Israel and Gaza. It’s about the evil lurking in us all
NAZA: It’s not just about Israel and Gaza. It’s about the evil lurking in us all Jonathan Cook on Thu, 10/22/2026 - 09:09 This new, award-winning film silences us not because of the monstrosity of what Israel did but because it serves as irrefutable proof of our own monstrosity A woman embraces a girl following an Israeli strike on a residential building that killed two people in Gaza City on on 20 October, 2026 (AFP) Off I have just seen NAZA, a documentary in which 24 Israeli intelligence
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Israeli fire kills three people in Gaza, medics say
CAIRO, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Israeli fire killed one person in a car in Gaza City and at least two others in other parts of the enclave on Thursday, health officials there said. A crowd gathered around the burning wreckage in Gaza City's Tel Al-Hawa neighbourhood as orange-vested emergency workers sprayed it with water, photos from the scene showed. Another strike killed a Palestinian man on a bike in the southern city of Khan Younis, and gunfire killed a woman near the Jabalia refugee camp, in the
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Israeli fire kills four people in Gaza, medics say
CAIRO, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least four people in the Gaza Strip in separate incidents on Thursday, health officials in the enclave said. In Gaza City, a strike on a car killed at least two people, medics said. A crowd gathered around the burning wreckage, as orange-vested emergency crews sprayed it with water, photos from the scene showed. Another strike killed a Palestinian man on a bike in the southern city of Khan Younis, and gunfire killed a woman near the
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Targeted by Trump, International Criminal Court wins top EU rights prize
Facing US sanctions, the International Criminal Court was awarded the European Union’s top rights prize on Thursday, in a show of support that risks upsetting President Donald Trump. “The European Union is built on respect for multilateralism and international institutions, and this prize recognises the important work of the court in upholding international law and justice,” said European Parliament chief Roberta Metsola, announcing the award. The ICC thanked the European Parliament for giving i
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UAE nominates diplomat to lead UN amid criticism over Sudan and Israel policy
UAE nominates diplomat to lead UN amid criticism over Sudan and Israel policy MEE staff on Thu, 10/22/2026 - 09:26 Lana Nusseibeh, of Palestinian descent, enters the contest to succeed Secretary-General Guterres after six Security Council straw polls failed to produce a consensus candidate UAE envoy Lana Nusseibeh addresses the United Nations General Assembly in New York City on 27 September 2025 (AFP) Off The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday formally nominated Lana Nusseibeh, its former am
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Israeli attack on vehicle in Gaza City kills two
Israeli attack on vehicle in Gaza City kills two Two Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli strike targeting a vehicle southwest of Gaza City, Al Jazeera reports citing medical sources. The attack struck the Tel al-Hawa neighbourhood, wounding several other Palestinians.
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Gaza families brace for 'another famine' as UN cuts food aid
Gaza families brace for 'another famine' as UN cuts food aid Ahmed Dremly on Thu, 10/22/2026 - 11:24 Funding shortages will leave half a million people without critical assistance, fuelling fears of a hunger crisis as food prices soar and displaced families struggle to feed their families Ola Shamali cooked a small portion of lentils on Tuesday as her family cuts back on food to make their remaining supplies last as long as possible (Hussain al-Jerjawi/MEE) Off Ola Shamali and her family of
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How would a Netanyahu election loss change Israel's policies toward the Palestinians?
By Lina Obeid and Tamar Uriel-Beeri JERUSALEM, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main opponent Gadi Eisenkot both oppose an independent Palestinian state, meaning next week's election is unlikely to produce a sweeping shift in policies that have hampered a decades-old peace process. Three years sincetheHamas-led October 7 attacks, they also share hawkish positions towards Gaza, saying they would resume the war there if the militant group, whose founding charter
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Analysis: UK Muslims face highest rate of hate crimes but police figures undercount them
Analysis: UK Muslims face highest rate of hate crimes but police figures undercount them Imran Mulla on Thu, 10/22/2026 - 09:58 Data indicates Muslims in Britain are the most likely group to face both religious and race-based hate crime Britain's Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood pictured in the House of Commons on 13 July (AFP) Off Are hate crimes against Muslims in Britain being under-counted and even downplayed? “Jewish people are almost 10 times more likely than Muslims to be victims of rel
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Top European, Mideast diplomats to meet in Istanbul Friday: Turkish diplomatic source
Diplomats from Europe and the Middle East, including Turkiye and Saudi Arabia, will gather in Istanbul to address key regional issues. The meeting will focus on the Palestinian issue, Yemen, the Strait of Hormuz, and efforts to resolve the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
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Katz says opposition will bear blame for future attacks on Israel after ignoring warnings
Opposition leader Yair Lapid said that Katz's "reckless and hysterical statement is a gift to Israel’s enemies,” and accused the government of failing to eradicate Hamas or bring down Iran.
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Israeli settlers steal Palestinians' olives as attacks on harvest grow more violent
By Pesha Magid and Lina Obeid LUBBAN AL-GHARBI, West Bank, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Brought to tears as he recalled Israeli settlers hitting his cherished olive trees with sticks and taking off with the olives, Palestinian Ahmed Salem said he feared being attacked if he tried to intervene. Settlers have intimidated Palestinians harvesting their olives in the occupied West Bank for decades, but this year, not only has violence increased sharply, theft has been widespread, according to Palestinians, Isr
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