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Settler spits at Armenian monastery in Jerusalem escalation
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Footage has documented a settler deliberately assaulting the entrance of the Saint James Monastery in the Armenian Quarter of occupied Jerusalem by spitting, Eye on Palestine reported. The incident marks the latest in an escalating pattern of hate incidents targeting Christian holy sites in the city.
The assault on the monastery's entrance comes as Christian communities face growing numbers of attacks on their religious facilities, according to the report. Tensions surrounding access to and protection of sacred sites in Jerusalem have intensified, with Christian leaders and residents expressing alarm over the frequency of such confrontations in recent weeks.
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