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Owais Hammam was walking near his home in Khirbet Bani Harith in the West Bank on December 3, 2025, when, according to media reports, he was kidnapped by Jewish settlers. Over several hours at a nearby settlement, the 18-year-old Palestinian is alleged to have endured repeated beatings, humiliation and...