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September 6, 2024

Israel Continues Assault on West Bank, Leaves Devastating Scenes After Attacking Jenin and Tulkarm
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Israeli forces are continuing their deadly raids in the occupied West
Bank, including in Nablus, Balata, Bethlehem, Hebron and Ramallah. In
Jenin and Tulkarm, Israeli troops withdrew after a 10-day raid which
killed a reported 36 people and left a trail of destruction. This is
Wasfiya Rahaima from the Tulkarm refugee camp.

Wasfiya Rahaima: "This was the worst night. Everyone left their homes,
but I did not, because I am disabled. My nephews told me they are going
to leave, and I told them I will not go anywhere. Whatever God's willing
will happen. There was sounds of strikes here and behind the house. They
razed everything. Look at it, the shooting and sound grenades. I was
reading the Qur'an all night so that God will protect us. …
Seventy-eight years, I have never witnessed anything like this, from
1948 to '67 to all the intifadas and all that I have witnessed, but
nothing was like this."

Earlier today, Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir
called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to include the defeat of
Hamas and other groups in the occupied West Bank as part of Israel's war
objectives. Ben-Gvir has repeatedly called for Israel to annex the
occupied West Bank.


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