Jewish Settlers Wound Soldier During Clash
From Times Wire Reports
Scores of Jewish settlers rioted in Hebron in the West Bank, wounding a soldier and torching a Palestinian house ahead of the implementation of evacuation orders for a market in the city.
Witnesses said more than 150 settlers clashed with Palestinians in the heart of Hebron. The Israeli army said settlers then clashed with police and soldiers who tried to disperse them.
The riots came amid rising tension ahead of an Israeli order to evict eight settler families from Palestinian-owned buildings in a Hebron market.
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