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“Collective punishment”: UN condemns Israel’s demolition of Palestinian homes in West Bank

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The United Nations is condemning what it calls “collective punishment” of Palestinians in the West Bank, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a lockdown of the region. The move follows a deadly attack on Friday where two Palestinian gunman opened fire on an Israeli checkpoint. Two Israeli soldiers…

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