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International Joseph's tomb set on fire amid West Bank riots
A group of Palestinians allegedly set the Nablus, West Bank, tomb of Joseph on fire Friday, severely damaging the Jewish holy site amid rioting.
Palestinian security forces put out the fire at the site Jews venerate as the resting site of the biblical patriarch Joseph, son of Jacob, and his two sons.
The Israel Defense Force also arrived to restore order and disperse the crowd, which number about 100.
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