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Israel presses ahead with West Bank operation

Tania Krämer in Israel
January 23, 2025

Israel is pressing ahead with a large-scale raid in the occupied West Bank. Palestinian authorities accused Israel of "collective punishment" and said the raid was part of an Israeli plan aimed at "gradually annexing the occupied West Bank."

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