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Saturday, May 16, 2026
Police investigating after footage said to show Israeli settler beating dog in West Bank Palestinian village
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIsrael Police say it has taken testimony from the owner of a dog that was reportedly beaten by a masked settler yesterday.
Police say the owner was summoned to the local station to submit an official complaint, and investigators are searching for the suspect.
Footage aired by Palestinian media showed what was said to be an Israeli settler repeatedly clubbing a guard dog during a raid of the central West Bank village of Atara, near Ramallah.
Images later published showed the dog survived and was receiving treatment at a vet.
????אזהרת צפייה קשה. התעללות קשה בכלב של פלסטיני עטארה בשומרון. בעל הכלב הפלסטיני הגיש תלונה במשטרת ש״י וטען שמדובר במתנחל קיצוני שהגיע לכלב שלו והכה אותו קשות. משטרת ש״י פתחו בחקירה לבחינת נסיבות האירוע. pic.twitter.com/JoaNTgnm8O
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