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Breaking News Palestinian Crushed to Death at West Bank Checkpoint
A Palestinian man was crushed to death as he tried to get through West Bank checkpoint to go to work in Israel. Ahmad Samih Bdeir, 39, a construction worker from the village of Farun in the northern West Bank, died Wednesday morning at the Efraim checkpoint, also known as al-Tayba, near Tulkarem in the northern…
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Breaking News Palestinian Home Firebombed in ‘Revenge’ Attack
A Palestinian home near Hebron was set alight by a firebomb in what is believed to be a price tag attack. The Molotov cocktail was thrown through the living room window of the house at about 4 a.m. on Wednesday, while the home’s 10 residents were sleeping. Most of the living room was destroyed by…
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Breaking News Israel Troops Kill Palestinian Stone-Thrower
Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian who had been hurling rocks at cars on a highway in the occupied West Bank on Monday, a military spokeswoman said. She said troops shouted at a group of Palestinians throwing stones on a main road near Palestinian villages and Jewish settlements to halt and then fired warning…
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Breaking News Israelis Save Stricken Palestinian Boy at Border
Israeli paramedics and the Israel Defense Forces saved the life of a Palestinian baby who collapsed at the border crossing between the West Bank and Jordan. The family was taking the 6-month-old baby with heart problems to Jordan on Saturday morning to receive medical attention when he suffered what is believed to be a heart…
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Breaking News 11-Year-Old Ayala Shapira Faces Medical Ordeal After Firebomb Attack
Two Palestinian teens were arrested in connection with the firebomb attack on a West Bank road that left an 11-year-old Israeli girl fighting for her life. The Israel Defense Forces and the Shin Bet security service said in a statement released Saturday night that the two were arrested Thursday night in the hours following the…
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Breaking News 11-Year-Old Israeli Girl Improves After West Bank Firebomb Attack
An 11-year-old Israeli girl severely injured in a firebomb attack in the West Bank is showing signs of improvement. Ayala Shapira was rushed to the Chaim Sheba Medical Center near Tel Aviv after the attack Thursday evening. She had severe burns to her upper body and face. Her father sustained minor injuries in the attack…
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Breaking News 11-Year-Old Israeli Girl Hurt in West Bank Firebomb
A firebomb attack on a car in the occupied West Bank left an an 11-year-old Israeli girl severely burned and her father injured on Thursday, the Israeli military said. The Israeli military said the suspected Palestinian attack was near the Ma’ale Shomron Jewish settlement, north of the West Bank city of Nablus. Video footage of…
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Breaking News Israeli Boy, 4, Injured in West Bank Rock Attack
A 4-year-old Israeli boy was injured after Palestinians threw rocks at cars near the West Bank city of Bethlehem. The boy was evacuated to a local emergency medical clinic for treatment for injuries from flying shards of glass, according to reports. The attack occurred on Highway 60 on the road to the Jewish communities in…
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