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Deadliest Year for Palestinians Amid Rising Israeli Violence

5/8/2025

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Human rights organizations reveal a troubling surge in Israeli military actions in the West Bank, resulting in the deadliest period for Palestinians in twenty years. Airstrikes and demolitions in Khallet al-Dabaa have forced thousands from their homes, while rising settler violence and far-right political demands for annexation deepen the crisis.

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Human rights organizations reveal a troubling surge in Israeli military actions in the West Bank, resulting in the deadliest period for Palestinians in twenty years. Airstrikes and demolitions in Khallet al-Dabaa have forced thousands from their homes, while rising settler violence and far-right political demands for annexation deepen the crisis.