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Settlers set fire to two West Bank mosques overnight

Graffiti reading 'Revenge' and 'Hi from the Hilltop Youth' scrawled on mosque damaged by fire in village north of Ramallah; IDF says forces searched for suspects but they fled

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What happened Graffiti reading 'Revenge' and 'Hi from the Hilltop Youth' scrawled on mosque damaged by fire in village north of Ramallah; IDF says forces searched for suspects but they fled.
The headline split Times of Israel frames it as "Settlers set fire to two West Bank mosques overnight". The Straits Times frames it as "Israel approves settler building plans in Palestinian West Bank city".
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CenterSettlers set fire to two West Bank mosques overnight

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Times of IsraelNews report · Jun 17, 4:44 PM

Settlers set fire to two West Bank mosques overnight

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Graffiti reading 'Revenge' and 'Hi from the Hilltop Youth' scrawled on mosque damaged by fire in village north of Ramallah; IDF says forces searched for suspects but they fled

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The Straits TimesNews report · Jun 17, 3:34 PM

Israel approves settler building plans in Palestinian West Bank city

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HEBRON, West Bank, June 17 - Israel on Wednesday approved the expansion of a Jewish school for settlers living in the centre of the Palestinian city of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, in...

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Jun 17, 3:34 PM: The Straits Times joined the source map.

Jun 17, 4:44 PM: Times of Israel joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 2 sources · 1 bucket.