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Armed Israeli settlers conduct organized patrols through West Bank village.
Image credit: Middle East Eye
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Israeli settlers carrying rifles have been conducting organized patrols through the West Bank village of Qira, according to Middle East Eye. The groups move through the area renaming Palestinian shrines and surveying agricultural fields in what residents view as reconnaissance for imminent land seizure operations.
Local Palestinians say the armed incursions represent a systematic effort to map territory and establish claims ahead of potential forced displacement. The patrols, described as coordinated hikes by settlers, occur with apparent regularity and signal intensifying pressure on village property and resources.
