Israel probes poisoning of Palestinian sheep

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HEBRON, West Bank - Israeli police said they were investigating accusations that Jewish settlers killed sheep belonging to Palestinians with poison in a bid to drive Palestinians off their land in the West Bank.

A settler spokeswoman denied the Palestinian allegations that Jews deposited wheat pellets laced with a deadly chemical on grazing land near Hebron, killing 20 of their sheep. She accused Palestinians of poisoning the land as a provocation.

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Settler spokeswoman Emily Amrusy accused Palestinians of spreading the poison as a provocation. She said settlers had also filed a complaint with police, although no animals belonging to settlers had fallen sick or died.

"We are quite sure that these acts are not from the Jewish people but from the Palestinians," she said.

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