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Israeli settlers flank Palestinian cafe with dozens of Israeli flags - report

The café in the West Bank village of Luban al-Sharqiya sits along a main West Bank road used by both Palestinians and Israelis.

Israeli settlers have placed numerous Israeli flags in front of a Palestinian cafe in the West Bank village of Luban al-Sharqiya, effectively blocking the entrance. The owner of the coffee shop, Mueiyyid Hussein, reported that the flags were arranged in a manner that obscured the view of travelers coming from the south. This act of intimidation is part of a larger pattern in which settlers have been placing flags along roads and near Palestinian landmarks in an attempt to drive Palestinians off their land.

The event occurred as Reuters was interviewing Hussein, and during the interview, a settler was seen driving by and filming the incident. Despite the ongoing tension, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) has not yet commented on the placement of the flags.

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