Bedouin tribesmen clashed with Israeli soldiers who confiscated their goat herd, which was grazing in an army test-firing zone. More than 30 Bedouin were reportedly injured and six arrested. The clash took place hours before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was slated to attend Israel’s 50th anniversary salute to the country’s Bedouin community.
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