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cliffside

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Fri Mar 27, 2026, 11:50 PM Mar 27

Israeli soldiers echo settler ideology, talk of revenge after targeting Palestinians and detaining CNN crew in the West [View all]

Source: CNN

"Twelve hours after Israeli settlers brutally attacked several Palestinians and established a new illegal outpost in their village, the Israeli military stepped in. But instead of detaining settlers or dismantling the illegal outpost, the soldiers targeted the Palestinian residents of Tayasir and a CNN team covering the incursion.

“Stop! Sit down! Sit down!” one of the Israelis shouted, his rifle aimed directly at us and the Palestinians we were speaking with.

Seventy-three seconds later, one of the soldiers came up from behind CNN photojournalist Cyril Theophilos and put him in a chokehold, bringing him to the ground and damaging his camera.

Within minutes, we and several Palestinians in the area were detained by the soldiers..."

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/27/middleeast/israeli-soldiers-settler-ideology-detain-cnn-crew-latam-intl

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