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West Bank: Israeli settlers torch mosque

Israeli settlers set fire to a mosque in a West Bank village on Wednesday, local officials and witnesses said. Videos on social media showed the mosque in the town of Jiljilya ablaze while walls were marked with Hebrew graffiti reading “revenge”.

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What happened West Bank: Israeli settlers torch mosque.
The headline split France 24 frames it as "West Bank: Israeli settlers torch mosque". The Straits Times frames it as "Israel approves settler building plans in Palestinian West Bank city".
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France 24News report · Jun 17, 3:09 PM

West Bank: Israeli settlers torch mosque

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Israeli settlers set fire to a mosque in a West Bank village on Wednesday, local officials and witnesses said. Videos on social media showed the mosque in the town of Jiljilya ablaze while...

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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

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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