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How Israel is displacing Palestinians in West Bank

Rebecca Ritters in occupied West Bank
June 5, 2024

While international attention has been on Gaza, dozens of Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank are being displaced. Violent attacks by Israeli settlers are on the rise as Israel declares ever more land there as Israeli-state owned.

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Rebecca Ritters stands in a street in the West Bank with a bullet proof vest on that says "press"
Rebecca Ritters DW correspondent and news anchor currently covering Israel and the Palestinian Territories.rebeccaritters
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