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Israeli settlers and troops target olive harvesters, wedding convoy in West Bank attacks
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<div class="field field-field-text"><p>Israeli settlers carried out a series of attacks on Palestinians across the occupied West Bank on Friday, targeting olive harvesters, a family and a wedding procession, while Israeli troops raided a town near Hebron, according to the Palestinian news agency Wafa.</p>
<p>In the village of Burham, north of Ramallah, armed Israeli settlers opened fire on farmers harvesting their olives, which took place under the protection of Israeli forces, locals said.</p>
<p>The settlers also stole and damaged farming equipment.</p>
<p>East of Ramallah, a group of settlers attacked Palestinian man Nayef al-Kaabneh and his two children in their car near the town of al-Taybeh, shortly after they left the al-Kaabneh Bedouin community.</p>
<p>The settlers beat them and doused them with pepper spray, and all three were taken for treatment.</p>
<p>Southeast of Bethlehem, Israeli settlers blocked vehicles in a wedding procession in the Abu Njeim area and harassed those taking part, a local source told Wafa.</p>
<p>Separately, Israeli troops stormed the town of Idhna, west of Hebron, firing tear gas at passersby.</p>
<p>Several Palestinians suffered from tear gas inhalation, local sources said.</p>
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