Far-right Israeli settlers, ministers march in West Bank amid escalating tensions
STORY: Far-right Israeli settlers, ministers march in West Bank amid escalating tensions
DATELINE: April 11, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:34
LOCATION: Gaza
CATEGORY: POLITICS
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1. various of Israeli settlers marching in West Bank
STORYLINE:
Thousands of Israeli settlers and dozens of politicians, including seven cabinet ministers, on Monday marched to an abandoned illegal Israeli outpost in the occupied West Bank.
The march to Eviatar, an unpermitted outpost in the northern West Bank that was evacuated by a previous government in 2021, was taking place under heavy police and army guard.
Video footage circulated on social media showed Israeli soldiers clashing with Palestinian demonstrators who protested against the march. At least 56 Palestinians were injured by tear gas, according to a statement by the Palestinian Red Crescent.
Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, also a settler and leader of the extreme-right Jewish Power party, said in a speech at the march that its aim was "to say that
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