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Wednesday, May 25, 2022
Group waving Israeli flags seen parading through Palestinian town with IDF guard
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Footage from Huwara in the northern West Bank shows Israeli troops protecting a group of Israelis parading through the Palestinian town with Israeli flags.
The show of force comes after the son of a far-right MK and his family were hurt in a stone-throwing attack in the area last night.
#شاهد مسيرة للمستوطنين في بلدة حوارة جنوب نابلس، حيث يرفعون علم الاحتلال بحماية من جنود الاحتلال، وتصدي الشبان لهم pic.twitter.com/FPtKsqaNfW
— Newpress | نيو برس (@NewpressPs) May 25, 2022
According to Palestinian media reports, soldiers are firing stun grenades and tear gas at Palestinians in the area.
In recent weeks, Israeli troops have been documented both removing Palestinian flags from lampposts in the area and protecting settlers as they remove the flags too.
There is no immediate comment from the army on the incident.
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