CiF Watch prompts Indy correction to claim that abducted teens were 'settlers'

Yesterday, we posted about a Guardian report co-authored by Peter Beaumont which included a false and characteristically tendentious reference to the three Israeli youths abducted by Palestinian terrorists on Thursday night as “teenage settlers“.  
While we await a response from Guardian editors in response to our complaint about the erroneous characterization, we recently came across a similar claim in a June 15th report in The Independent by Jack Simpson titled ‘Israel accuses Hamas of kidnapping three Israeli teens‘. 
Here’s the relevant passage:

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As we noted in our original post about the Guardian report, only one of the three abducted teens – Gil-ad Shaar – resides in a settlement.  
Shortly after contacting Indy editors, they agreed to make a revision to the passage, and it now reads:

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We commend Indy editors on their prompt response to our complaint.
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