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100 armed Israeli settlers raid villages near Nablus
April 23, 2015 4:41 P.M. (Updated: April 23, 2015 10:17 P.M.)
NABLUS (Ma'an) -- Dozens of Israeli settlers raided Palestinian villages in the Nablus district on Thursday, officials and
witnesses said.
Ghassan Daghlas, who monitors settlement activity in the northern West Bank, told Ma'an that over 100 armed settlers entered Sebastia and an area between Aqraba and Beita villages.
Locals said that Israeli military vehicles deployed in Huwwara village near a checkpoint of the same name to protect the settlers.
It is unclear why the settlers were present in the area.
An Israeli army spokeswoman told Ma'an she was not aware of the incident.
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