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Israeli forces fire tear gas canisters at Palestinian homes in Ramallah

Israeli forces fire tear gas canisters at Palestinian homes in Ramallah Israeli forces fire tear gas canisters towards Palestinian homes in the village of Al-Mughayir, northeast of Ramallah, after locals tried to fend off an attack by Israeli settlers, according to Quds News Network. Israeli occupation forces fire teargas towards Palestinian homes after locals in the village of Al-Mughayir,…

Mahmoud Darwish, a Palestinian poet, and Tamar Ben Ami, an Israeli dancer, had a brief but intense romance in Haifa, Israel, in the early 1960s. According to Le Monde English, Darwish wrote a poem called "Rita and the Rifle" inspired by this forbidden love, which remains popular in the Arab world.

The reports do not provide further information about the couple's relationship or its impact on their lives.

The second report from Middle East Eye appears to be unrelated to the story of Darwish and Ben Ami, describing a separate incident involving Israeli forces and Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank.

Brief written by urgent.news from Le Monde English, Middle East Eye — 2 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.

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