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Settlers said to attack Palestinian teen with pepper spray in northern West Bank

By Nurit Yohanan 12 April 2026, 8:22 pm
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Nurit Yohanan is The Times of Israel's Palestinian and Arab world correspondent

Palestinian media outlets report that settlers attacked a Palestinian teenager near the village of Burin, south of Nablus, in the northern West Bank, earlier today.

According to the reports, the settlers attacked him with pepper spray, and he was evacuated for medical treatment.

No further details are immediately available.

Separately, reports say settlers uprooted several olive trees belonging to Palestinians near the village of Marda in the western West Bank.

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