IDF filmed blocking Palestinians from fixing water pipe vandalized by settlers

Footage from earlier today shows Israeli troops blocking Palestinian Authority municipal workers from reaching a water pipeline that was allegedly dismantled by settlers in the central West Bank in order to prevent seven Palestinian villages in the area from receiving water.

While the Israeli troops tell the Palestinian municipal workers that they cannot proceed, bulldozers are seen operating freely, clearing ground for Israeli settlement expansion at a nearby hilltop.

In a response issued Saturday, the IDF says the workers arrived without the needed approval. The military adds that the workers received approval to carry out the repairs on Saturday.

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