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IDF to discipline soldiers seen stealing olives from Palestinians during harvest
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The IDF says soldiers will be disciplined after footage showed them stealing olives from a grove in a West Bank Palestinian village on Friday.
The incident took place in Sinjil, close to Ramallah.
جنود الاحتلال يسرقون ثمار الزيتون من أراضي المزارعين في بلدة سنجل شمال رام الله، بعد طرد أصحابها منها. pic.twitter.com/ApgjbnQxkM
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According to the IDF, it received reports of stone throwing by Israelis and Palestinians at each other in Sinjil.
“Upon receiving the report, IDF, Border Police, and Israel Police forces arrived at the scene and acted to disperse all those involved. For this purpose, a closed military zone order was imposed in the area,” the military says in response to a query.
The IDF says that the “conduct of the forces” seen stealing the olives “does not align with the values of the IDF.”
“The incident will be investigated and handled through disciplinary measures,” the military adds.
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