Israeli security forces suspect a squad of Jewish militants carried out two shooting attacks against Palestinians in the West Bank last month, according to an Israeli cabinet official. “We know of one organized squad, no more, and that’s already too many,” Deputy Public Security Minister Gideon Ezra told Israel Radio, adding that its members could be from Israel or from Israeli settlements.
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