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West Bank: Israelis throw stones at Palestinians

Masked Israelis threw stones at a group of Palestinians harvesting olives near the West Bank town of Turmus Aya, while an Israeli soldier threw a stun grenade on Tuesday afternoon.

The Israeli army told al Times of Israel for troops to arrive on the scene to separate the two camps throwing stones at each other.

The Israelis also set fire to several Palestinian cars during the clash, according to the army and the media.

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In response to footage showing a soldier throwing a stun grenade at the Palestinian side, an army spokesman said that “the security forces in the area have used means of dispersal of the riots to separate the two sides.”

In another video, several Israelis can be seen approaching a group of Palestinians and volunteers and then throwing a stone at them, sparking a stone-throwing skirmish as nearby soldiers approached.

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