Israel prepares major military operation in West Bank after four Palestinians and two Israelis killed
Smoke billows after settlers set fire to homes and businesses in the West Bank village of Faraata on Friday. “The population must be evacuated for its own protection, and these villages must be cleared of terrorist infrastructure and terrorists in order to restore deterrence and security to the area,” he said Friday. Video of the incident shows soldiers and armed Israeli settlers appearing to force Palestinians from the area, with calls for “revenge” in Hebrew heard in the background.
- ▪Smoke billows after settlers set fire to homes and businesses in the West Bank village of Faraata on Friday.
- ▪“The population must be evacuated for its own protection, and these villages must be cleared of terrorist infrastructure and terrorists in order to restore deterrence and security to the area,” he said Friday.
- ▪Video of the incident shows soldiers and armed Israeli settlers appearing to force Palestinians from the area, with calls for “revenge” in Hebrew heard in the background.
14 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 37 hours. Coverage spans 2 points on the political spectrum — 5 lean left, 8 centre.
- ▪ Palestinians bury four killed in West Bank clash with Israeli settlers — Channel NewsAsia
- ▪ Netanyahu launches large-scale operation in West Bank after deadly clashes between Palestinians and settlers — Le Monde (EN)
- ▪ Palestinians bury four people killed in occupied West Bank clash with Israeli settlers — France 24 (EN)
- ▪ Israel prepares major military operation in West Bank after four Palestinians and two Israelis killed — World News
- ▪ Four Palestinian villagers, 2 Israeli soldiers killed in West Bank clashes — ABC News (Australia)
- ▪ Four Palestinians and two Israeli soldiers killed in West Bank confrontation — Sky News — Top
- ▪ Israel prepares ‘major’ West Bank operation after violent clash — Financial Times — World
- ▪ LIVE: Israeli settlers attack West Bank’s Nablus, shooting leaves six dead — Al Jazeera English
- ▪ Israel launches military operation after deadly clash near Palestinian village — The Globe and Mail
- ▪ Israeli military kills four Palestinians after settler killed in West Bank — The Hindu — Top
- ▪ Four Palestinians and two Israelis killed in West Bank shooting — BBC News
- ▪ Four Palestinians and one Israeli killed during West Bank settler attack — The Guardian — World
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Smoke billows after settlers set fire to homes and businesses in the West Bank village of Faraata on Friday. Obtained by CNN Facebook X LinkedIn The Israeli military began preparations for a large-scale operation in the occupied West Bank on Friday after four Palestinians and two Israeli soldiers were killed in clashes there. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1652956513490-0'); }); The military said a group of settlers entered an area of the West Bank restricted to Israeli civilians Friday for an “unauthorized and uncoordinated hike.” As the group approached the Palestinian village of Tell, clashes broke out between the settlers and residents of the village.
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