A video circulated Thursday shows Israeli teens hanging Israeli flags in the southern Hebron Hills. Moments later, a Palestinian man approached the teens; IDF soldiers quickly closed in, searched him, and cleared the teens to continue, according to the source.
A video shared Thursday on an Israeli WhatsApp group shows youths hanging Israeli flags in the southern Hebron Hills, a scene that drew a rapid security response. According to the footage and accompanying description, moments after the teens raised the flags, a Palestinian man ran toward them. IDF soldiers on the scene quickly moved in, conducted a search of the individual, and then gave the all-clear for the youths to continue hanging the flags. The incident underscores the ongoing friction over national symbols in mixed areas of Judea and Samaria. Similar flag-related incidents have been reported in Beit Rimon and the Rethmim area in recent weeks, as documented by The Zioneer.
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