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☆ Hebron, West Bank: Palestinians under curfew say they are being punished for things they did not do
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-23 | by ( Tara John | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

Tara John/CNNIncreased separationIsrael has occupied the West Bank since seizing the territory from Jordanian military occupation in 1967. Israel views the West Bank as “disputed territory,” and contends its settlement policy is legal. Even by the standards of the West Bank, the situation in Hebron is complicated. People pray on the exterior wall of the Cave of the Patriarchs on November 17 in Hebron, West Bank. “There is an unannounced war in the West Bank,” Sfard told CNN.

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☆ Gaza workers expelled from Israel accuse Israeli authorities of abuse, including beatings
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | Nada Bashir | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

I know people whose rib cage was completely broken, some people died of torture,” he told CNN. An Israeli security official told CNN that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) was aware of several incidents of “abuse” of Gazan workers by IDF soldiers. Several of the workers told CNN they were blindfolded and handcuffed for long periods of time. Palestinian workers deported by Israel make their return to the Gaza Strip in Rafah, Gaza, on November 3, 2023. They were then forced to walk for “about three hours” to cross into the enclave, several of them told CNN.

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☆ Settler violence has been forcing Palestinians out of the West Bank and turning the area into a 'Wild West,' rights group says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank has been soaring, the UN and rights groups said. Attacks by Israeli forces and settlers have been pushing Palestinians out of their homes, the groups said. Violence has turned the West Bank into the "Wild West," a non-profit told The Washington Post. Additionally, nearly 1,000 Palestinians have been forcibly displaced from their homes in the West Bank amid "intensified settler violence" and increased movement restrictions since the outbreak of the war, according to the UN office. AdvertisementAdvertisementLast week, US President Joe Biden condemned the violence, saying he was "alarmed about extremist settlers attacking Palestinians in the West Bank," and described the issue as "pouring gasoline on fire."

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