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Field near Palestinian village set on fire in suspected hate crime

A fire broke out Wednesday in an olive grove near the Palestinian village of Burin in Samaria.

 

According to the local residents, the area was set ablaze by suspects who had arrived from Yitzhar and fled.

 

Civil Administration personnel arrived at the site together with military and firefighting forces.

 

An IDF observation post identified figures arriving in the area and after a while fleeing the scene.

 

Firefighters managed to control the fire. It is estimated that dozens of trees were damaged in the fire.

 


פרסום ראשון: 06.28.17, 17:03