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'They stole our sheep, killed my son': Israeli settlers, soldiers attack and loot West Bank villages

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Israeli settlers, protected by the Israeli army, raided Palestinian villages near Ramallah last Wednesday, stealing approximately 900 sheep and killing 16-year-old Yousef Kaabneh. The raid occurred after settlers claimed sheep were stolen from their illegal outpost, prompting a retaliatory operation involving settlers and soldiers who forcibly took livestock and shot Kaabneh when he attempted to retrieve his family's flock.
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Submitted by Oren Ziv on Wed, 05/27/2026 - 10:26 Yousef Kaabneh, 16, was shot dead as settlers, backed by soldiers, stormed three villages north of Ramallah and forcibly took 900 sheep "My son wanted his sheep back, and their answer was to shoot him," says Ali Kaabneh, whose son was killed during an Israeli settler and army raid on the village of Jiljilya on 20 May 2026 (Oren Ziv/MEE) Off "The army stole our sheep and killed my son," said Ali Kaabneh, standing at the spot where his 16-year-old s

'They stole our sheep, killed my son': Israeli settlers, soldiers attack and loot West Bank villages
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