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May. 9, 2021
Israeli soldiers serving in the Old City of Hebron in the West Bank were dispatched the day before Lag Ba’omer, a week and a half ago, on a security mission. They were tasked with guarding a pile of plywood boards.
The mission was carried out in three stages: assisting Jewish settlers in transporting the plywood, which was later to be set alight at a traditional Lag Ba’omer bonfire; guarding the boards for about 20 hours – after they were dumped by settlers onto land owned by the Amro family, against the family’s wishes; and representing the settlers in contacts with the family and conveying the settlers’ demand that they be able to use the land for the bonfire.