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November 26, 2024

Israeli Attacks Kill 14 in Gaza; Bezalel Smotrich Calls for Palestinian Population to Be Halved 
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In Gaza, health officials report Israeli strikes killed at least 14
Palestinians and wounded 108 others over the latest 24-hour period. One
strike hit a family home in northern Gaza's Jabaliya. Another tore
through a crowd of people gathered near a bakery in Gaza City.

The latest killings came as Israel's far-right Finance Minister Bezalel
Smotrich told a conference of Israeli settlers that Gaza's population of
more than 2.1 million should be drastically reduced. In remarks
translated by Haaretz, Smotrich said, "It is possible to create a
situation where Gaza's population in two years will be less than half
its current size." Smotrich has called for Israel to effectively annex
the West Bank and Gaza Strip and has called for the establishment of
large new Israeli settlements.


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