Tensions Rise as Israeli Settlers March to West Bank Outpost and Palestinian Teens are Killed

Thousands of Israelis, including at least seven Cabinet ministers, marched to an evacuated West Bank settlement in a show of support for settlement building on occupied lands. The march was led by hard-line ultranationalist Jewish settlers and aimed at shoring up support for Israeli hard-liners. The march passed without major violence, though Israeli troops fired tear gas at Palestinians in the nearby village of Beita who hurled stones toward soldiers to protest the march. Tensions between Israelis and Palestinians have reached a fever pitch in recent weeks surrounding the Jerusalem shrine.