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Israeli Raid and Airstrike on West Bank Refugee Camp Kills 13 Palestinians, Including Children

HeadlineOct 20, 2023

In the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry says 13 people were killed Thursday as Israeli forces bombed and raided the Nur Shams refugee camp. Seven of those killed were children — two of them just 10 years old. Meanwhile, human rights groups report heavily armed Israelis from illegal settlements — sometimes backed by Israeli soldiers — have increasingly forced Palestinian Bedouin villagers from their West Bank homes, seizing the properties.

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