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August 29, 2025

Palestinian and Israeli Protesters in West Bank Demand End to Gaza Assault
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Israeli forces have arrested at least nine Palestinians in raids across
the occupied West Bank. Among those detained is a school principal and
the head of a village council. Separately, two Palestinians were shot
and wounded by Israeli troops during a raid on Nablus, and a Palestinian
man was shot in the feet by Israeli settlers east of Nablus. The
continuing West Bank violence came as Israeli and Palestinian protesters
gathered in Beit Jala for a weekly vigil, demanding an end to Israel's
assault on Gaza.

Combatants for Peace protester: "We're here, Israelis and Palestinians
from Combatants for Peace, in a joint vigil mourning the children of
Gaza, thousands of children that have been killed. What was their crime?
What did they deserve? Their futures have been stolen. And we're here to
mourn them and to say, 'No more.'"



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