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Suspected 'price tag': 100 olive trees torn down near Nablus
Police launch investigation into Palestinian villagers' claims suggesting settlers tore down 100 olive trees. Earlier, court extends remand of IDF base 'price tag' suspect
Post-UN showdown 'price tag' acts? Police launched an investigation Sunday into Palestinian complaints claiming settlers tore down some 100 olive trees in the village of Duma south of Nablus. Army and Civil Administration forces arrived at the scene to check the claims.
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Earlier on Sunday, the Petah Tikva Magistrate's Court extended by two additional days the remand of Alex Ostrovsky, a resident of Eli suspected of infiltrating an IDF base and desecrating military equipment as part of a "price tag" attack.
During the hearing, police representatives said they found Ostrovsky's fingerprints in the base. His attorney, Adi Keidar, denied the charges on behalf of his client.
Some two weeks ago, a Peace Now activist fell victim to a "price tag" attack. It is suspected right-wing activists spray-painted hate slogans on her Jerusalem home's door. Other "price tag" acts include graffiti in the village of Burka and the torching of two cars nearby.
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