Refugees from Nour Chams camp in the West Bank on February 11, 2025 (Credit: AFP)
The rapid escalation of tensions between Israel and Iran has pushed the Palestinian territories out of the media's spotlight, yet the situation there has rarely been so alarming. On June 13, as Israel launched “Operation Rising Lion” against Iran, the Israeli military simultaneously imposed a full blockade on the occupied West Bank, tightening its grip with a network of military checkpoints."The situation is worse than anything we have known since Oct. 7, 2023. Our lives have turned into a daily struggle to survive Israeli troops' incursions," said Hassan, a resident of Nablus, as waves of arrests increase in the city as well as in Jenin, Tulkarem and Ramallah, and while Israeli settlers' attacks on Palestinian homes persist.Expanding operations in the West BankOver the last few days, Israeli forces have stormed...
The rapid escalation of tensions between Israel and Iran has pushed the Palestinian territories out of the media's spotlight, yet the situation there has rarely been so alarming. On June 13, as Israel launched “Operation Rising Lion” against Iran, the Israeli military simultaneously imposed a full blockade on the occupied West Bank, tightening its grip with a network of military checkpoints."The situation is worse than anything we have known since Oct. 7, 2023. Our lives have turned into a daily struggle to survive Israeli troops' incursions," said Hassan, a resident of Nablus, as waves of arrests increase in the city as well as in Jenin, Tulkarem and Ramallah, and while Israeli settlers' attacks on Palestinian homes persist.Expanding operations in the West BankOver the last few days, Israeli forces have...
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