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Story summary
- The fire at a sheep pen in the Samua area south of Hebron killed 52 sheep.
- The Israel Police reported that an electrical failure ignited tarpaulin sheets covering the pen.
- There is no evidence of a criminal or nationalist motive for the fire.
- Initial suspicions of arson by settlers were dismissed.
- Police and Israel Defense Forces (IDF) troops responded promptly to the incident with an ongoing investigation.
