Dozens of followers of Rabbi Eliezer Berland entered the Palestinian village of Kifl Haris in Samaria overnight to protest restrictions on organized visits to the tombs of Joshua and Caleb. According to the group, Palestinian residents threw stones at them, wounding two. The injured refused hospital treatment for fear of arrest for military desertion, they said.
The entry into the Palestinian village of Kifl Haris in Samaria was led by followers of Rabbi Eliezer Berland, who protested restrictions on organized visits to the tombs of Joshua and Caleb. According to the group, Palestinian residents threw stones, wounding two. The injured declined hospital evacuation, citing fear of arrest for military desertion. The site is a contested holy place in Judea and Samaria, with tensions over access recurring.
3 developments
- StrongPolice arrest 5 Jerusalem teens, 16-20, among 100 Berland followers who entered Palestinian village
- DevelopingTwo Israeli shepherds wounded in stone attack, five Palestinians arrested near Ma'ale T'dhar
- DevelopingTwo Rabbi Friedman faction protesters evacuated to Beilinson Hospital
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