IDF surrounds last Christian town in West Bank as Israeli settlers clash with local population

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The IDF has surrounded the last Christian town in the West Bank as Israeli settlers have clashed with the local population.Taybeh, close to Ramallah, has now been declared a "closed military zone" by the Israeli Defence Forces after months of repeated attacks by Israeli settlers.

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Settlers had previously used arson to intimidate the town's Christian inhabitants, as well as fan the flames with leaf blowers.A few of the churches within Taybeh date back to the fifth century; however, over recent decades, the number of Israeli settlements has vastly increased.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Father Bashar Fawadleh, the parish priest of Christ the Redeemer Church in Taybeh, told The Telegraph: "The declaration of Taybeh as a closed military zone for non-resident Israelis may be a positive step if it is genuinely and consistently enforced to prevent settlers from entering our lands and carrying out further attacks."What matters to us, however, is not the announcement itself, but what...

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