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Wednesday, August 30, 2023
Outcry after illegal camel race held in IDF firing zone
An outcry erupts after footage emerges of an illegal camel race held in an IDF firing zone in the Negev desert.
The race featured dozens of camels, trucks and all-terrain vehicles crossing the Tzeilim base firing zone at high speed with many participants firing automatic weapons in the air.
Residents of southern Israel complain that the race is another example of the lawlessness in the Negev region.
Neither the IDF nor the police comment on the incident.
Pervasive lawlessness is a longstanding problem in the Negev, where police presence is limited and at times ineffective. Jewish Negev residents have particularly butted heads with local Bedouin.
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מרוץ גמלים בשטחי האש.. pic.twitter.com/EDS0ruhhPq— מה חדש. What's new❓ (@Gloz111) August 30, 2023
