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Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Palestinian reports: Settlers smashed gravestones in Palestinian cemetery
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleNurit Yohanan is The Times of Israel's Palestinian and Arab world correspondent
Palestinian media outlets report that settlers vandalized gravestones in a Palestinian cemetery in the Rashayda area east of Bethlehem.
According to a resident of the village who spoke with The Times of Israel on condition of anonymity, settlers arrived after the funeral of a 4-month-old girl who was buried there, told the mourners they were not allowed to bury people at the site, and smashed gravestones.
The cemetery is located in Area B, which under the Oslo Accords is under Palestinian civilian control, and burials there do not require coordination with the Civil Administration in the West Bank.
#صورة| مستوطنون يحطمون شواهد قبور في مقبرة الرشايدة شرق بيت لحم. pic.twitter.com/UefV5jnlQq
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