Far-right Israeli lawmaker damages Palestinian memorial with sledgehammer - BBC News

Zvi Sukkot's actions have drawn widespread condemnation, including from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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Watch: Footage shows Sukkot, under military escort, hitting the Palestinian memorial with a sledgehammer

A far-right member of the Israeli parliament has badly damaged a Palestinian memorial with a sledgehammer in the occupied West Bank while under military escort.

The incident has drawn strong criticism from Palestinians and across the political spectrum in Israel.

Video footage showed Zvi Sukkot, a member of the far-right Religious Zionism party, and several others striking the stone memorial in the Palestinian village of Madama.