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Israeli police raid wedding in Negev with stun grenades
2 May 2025 18:19 BST
Dozens of Israeli police officers raided a wedding being held in the town of Laqia in the Negev, Haaretz reported on Thursday.
The police defended their raid by saying they were concerned weapons were being held in the location. The Palestinian citizens of Israel said no shooting or stone throwing had occurred at the wedding and that officers threw stun grenades in various directions, including at children.
There are almost 300,000 Palestinian citizens of Israel living in the Negev region, the majority of whom belong to Bedouin clans.
Some 100,00 of them are currently living in 35 unrecognised villages that Israel considers illegal, and it refuses to provide them with electricity, water, education, health, and transportation.