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Alarm over rise in settler violence against police and soldiers

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Published: 12 January 2021

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Warning that settlers could turn protests over teen's death into 'a battlefield'; Golani Brigade chief reportedly hit while opening West Bank road blocked by settlers

Israeli defence officials alarmed by rise in settler violence against police, soldiers (Haaretz)
While the vast majority of West Bank attacks by Israelis last year were aimed at Palestinians, officials warn of escalation as protests over teen's death transform into 'a battlefield' between settlers and law enforcement

IDF: Settler attacks officer during protest over teen’s death (Times of Israel)
Golani Brigade’s recon unit commander said hit while trying to open a West Bank road blocked by demonstrators; settler leader accuses troops of illegally touching female protesters

Photo: A protest over the death of Ahuvia Sandak, in Jerusalem, January 2 (Ohad Zwigenberg)
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