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Israeli settlers burn West Bank’s last Christian town
- Israeli settlers burned the Church of St George in Taybeh, the last Christian-majority town in the West Bank, using leaf blowers to spread the fire.
- Despite the fire being extinguished, settlers returned to Taybeh armed with assault rifles, signaling an increase in settler violence against Palestinians.
- US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee condemned the attacks, labeling them as an "act of terror" and calling for "harsh consequences" for the perpetrators.
- The United Nations reported approximately 750 incidents of settler violence this year, with settlers aiming to seize land annexed by Israel since the 1967 Six Day War.
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Armed Israeli settlers set fire to 5th-century church in West Bank's LAST Christian town
Israeli settlers armed with leaf blowers have set fire to a fifth-century Greek Orthodox Church in the West Bank's last Christian-majority town.Residents watched on as the blaze spread from the outer walls towards the ancient Church of St George. Despite the flames being extinguished, settlers returned to the town of Taybeh with assault rifles.The group of settlers returned the following day and three days after that. Parish priest Bashar Fawadl…
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