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Israel to remain in some West Bank refugee camps for ‘coming year’ as military expands campaign

CNN  —  The Israeli military is expanding its operations in the occupied West Bank and will remain in some refugee camps for the “coming year,” Defense Minister Israel Katz said Sunday. Israel has been carrying out “Operation Iron Wall” – a military campaign focused on the northern West Bank which launched last month, just two …

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Israel demolishes West Bank apartment buildings as military campaign displaces tens of thousands of Palestinians

CNN  —  Israeli forces demolished more than a dozen apartment buildings at a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, a Palestinian official told CNN, the latest move in a military operation that has displaced tens of thousands of Palestinians. Since Hamas’ October 7, 2023, attack, Israel has engaged in an increasingly militarized …

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Celebrations erupt in West Bank city following Palestinian prisoner release

Emotional scenes played out in the streets of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, following the release of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli detention facilities. Prisoners wearing grey tracksuits and blue gloves were lifted onto the shoulders of supporters in celebration of their new freedom, video footage showed. Some waved the Palestinian flag, while others were …

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Israel’s West Bank military operation draws lessons from Gaza war, defense minister says

CNN  —  Israel’s military is using lessons from the Gaza war in its new West Bank operation to ensure “terrorism does not return,” according to Defense Minister Israel Katz. Katz said operation “Iron Wall” in the Jenin refugee camp would be a shift in the military’s security approach in the occupied West Bank. “A powerful …

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UN human rights office “alarmed” by a new wave of violence in occupied West Bank

The United Nations Human Rights Office (OHCHR) in Ramallah said it was “alarmed” by a new wave of violence by Israeli settlers and security forces in the occupied West Bank that erupted following the Gaza ceasefire and hostage release agreement. Israeli security forces shot and killed a reportedly unarmed 14-year-old Palestinian boy on Sunday, the …

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Wake Up Call

It was a typical London day. Grey sky, clouds, an intermingled dark environment interjected by constant drizzle – it was also cold. I was being driven north via Regent Street, which was busy with traffic, buses less than a quarter full blocking the road, empty bike lanes, pedestrians hurrying – some with umbrellas – rushing …

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