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2 days ago · Since Hamas' Oct. 7 attack, Israeli troops or settlers have killed more than 650 Palestinians in the West Bank, according to an AFP tally based on Palestinian health ministry figures.
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3 days ago · At least 652 Palestinians in the West Bank have been killed by Israeli fire since the war in Gaza began over 10 months ago, according to the Palestinian ministry. Most have died during raids, which often trigger gunbattles with militants. Israel says the operations are required to dismantle Hamas and other militant groups.
17 hours ago · Hamas, a militant Palestinian group founded in 1987 and opposed to the more conciliatory stance taken by the PLO, rejected the plan, which included Palestinian recognition of the State of Israel, and carried out a terror campaign in an attempt to disrupt it.
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3 days ago · Ten Hamas fighters were killed during a large-scale Israeli military operation in the occupied West Bank, the militant group said Wednesday, with troops sealing off the city of Jenin — long a militant stronghold. Israeli forces also conducted operations, including airstrikes, in Tulkarem and the Al-Faraa refugee camp.
3 days ago · Violence has surged in the West Bank during the Gaza conflict sparked by Palestinian Islamist group Hamas's unprecedented October 7 attacks on Israel. The war has killed more than 40,000 people in Gaza, according to the Hamas-run territory's health ministry.
3 days ago · The militant group called on security forces loyal to the Western-backed Palestinian Authority, which cooperate with Israel, to “join the sacred battle of our people".
2 days ago · The Palestinian Authority was formed in 1994, pursuant to the Gaza–Jericho Agreement between the PLO and the government of Israel, and was intended to be a five-year interim body. Further negotiations were then meant to take place between the two parties regarding its final status.
