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Tuesday, April 8, 2025
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
Police, Shin Bet probing suspected settler arson attack on Palestinian wedding hall
A Palestinian man walks past graffiti reading in Hebrew: "Revenge (R), Fight the enemy, not the ally (L)", in a building after a reported attack by Israeli settlers, in the town of Sadya near the West Bank city of Salfit on April 8, 2025. (Photo by Jaafar ASHTIYEH / AFP)
West Bank police and the Shin Bet are investigating a suspected arson attack by settlers last night on a Palestinian wedding hall.
Spokespeople for the agencies say they received a report earlier today “that several Israeli citizens set fire to a Palestinian event hall during the night, adjacent to the village of Bidya.”
Settlers are also said to have vandalized walls throughout the central West Bank town. Photos posted to social media show graffiti reading “Revenge,” “Death to Arabs,” and “Fight the enemy, not the friend.”
Security forces arrived at the scene the next day; no injuries were reported.
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