Settler violence in Hawara ratchets up tensions in the occupied West Bank
By DW
05 March 2023 |
1:21 pm
Following the killing of two Israelis at the weekend, angered Israeli settlers attacked the Palestinian city of Hawara in the occupied West Bank, posing a further escalation of tensions and violence in the region.
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