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B’Tselem spokeswoman shot by Israeli soldier at West Bank protest

The spokeswoman for the Israeli human rights organization B’Tselem was shot with a rubber bullet by an Israeli soldier at a West Bank demonstration.

Troops erred in detaining Palestinian boy in Hebron, IDF says

Israeli troops erred in detaining a 5-year-old Palestinian boy for throwing stones at soldiers at the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron, an Israel Defense Forces official said.

With big plans, Beersheva is hoping to bloom in the Negev

With a huge park, suburban homes and a military training complex in the works, Beersheva aims to shed its longtime image as Israel’s largest “development town.”

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