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200 crocodiles killed in West Bank after reptiles resorted to cannibalism and posed "significant risk" to humans, Israel says

200 crocodiles killed in West Bank after reptiles resorted to cannibalism and posed "significant risk" to humans, Israel says
world8/5/2025

A video that circulated on social media this year showed teenagers throwing stones at the crocodiles, prompting authorities to take action.

Israel said it culled 200 crocodiles at an abandoned farm on a settlement in the occupied West Bank, reporting the reptiles had resorted to cannibalism and posed a "significant risk" to humans. The Nile crocodiles "were being kept in an abandoned com... [2235 chars]