Israeli settlers wound two Palestinian women in West Bank attack
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Updated · Middle East Eye · May 9
Israeli settlers wound two Palestinian women in West Bank attack
9 articles · Updated · Middle East Eye · May 9
The women, aged 35 and 65, were hurt on Saturday evening in Wadi al-Hajj Issa between Jurish and Aqrabah, south of Nablus.
Witnesses said a group of settlers threw stones at homes, and the Palestinian Red Crescent said one of the injured women was pregnant.
The assault took place in the occupied West Bank amid wider regional violence, with the incident reported in a live update covering Israeli strikes in Gaza and Lebanon.
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