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Far-Right Israeli Minister Calls for Destruction of West Bank Cities

HeadlineJan 08, 2025

In the occupied West Bank town of Tamun, an Israeli drone strike has killed three Palestinians, including two boys — 8-year-old Reda Ali Ahmed Basharat and 10-year-old Hamza Ammar Ahmed Basharat. Israeli forces have also detained 45 Palestinians in the West Bank as part of a sweeping crackdown after Palestinian gunmen killed three Israelis on Monday. Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich responded to Monday’s attack by calling for cities in the West Bank to “be turned into another Jabalia” — a reference to the destroyed refugee camp in Gaza. Israeli settlers have also attacked several West Bank towns, burning cars, ransacking homes and setting crops on fire. The Palestinian news outlet WAFA reported Israeli troops fired at Palestinians in the village of Amatin as they tried to confront violent settlers.

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