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13-year-old Palestinian boy is pepper-sprayed in the face by Israeli border police officer

Mu’taz Zaru was pepper-sprayed in the face by a border police officer in Hebron’s a-Sahala neighborhood. The 13-year-old had gone to the checkpoint to ask about his stolen bike when the incident occurred.
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