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November 20, 2023

Israeli Forces Continue Deadly Raids in West Bank; Residents of Hebron's H2 Under Harsh Lockdown
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In the occupied West Bank, Israeli forces killed at least two
Palestinians during multiple raids Sunday. Israeli military and settler
attacks have killed some 206 Palestinians in the West Bank since October
7.

Meanwhile, Palestinians living in the West Bank's heavily fortified and
monitored H2 district in Hebron have been under one of its longest and
strictest lockdowns ever since the start of the conflict. Some 39,000
Palestinians and around 900 extremist Israeli settlers live in H2.
Palestinians have largely been barred from leaving their homes, except
during very brief windows, with Israeli soldiers forcing them back
inside at gunpoint.

President Biden warned violence against Palestinians in the West Bank
could result in a visa ban against Israeli perpetrators. In a Washington
Post op-ed published Saturday, Biden also continued to reject a
ceasefire in Gaza and called for a two-state solution.


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