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The West Bank is buckling as Israeli settlers step up their attacks on Palestinians and the Israeli army sets up even more checkpoints.
Israeli settlers have intensified attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank while the Israeli army has increased checkpoints, NPR reports. A day earlier, Israeli protesters marched in Tel Aviv against settler violence in the occupied territory and were confronted by police, according to Euronews.
The West Bank is buckling as Israeli settlers step up their attacks on Palestinians and the Israeli army sets up even more checkpoints.
The West Bank is buckling as Israeli settlers step up their attacks on Palestinians and the Israeli army sets up even more checkpoints.
Israeli protesters marched in Tel Aviv against settler violence in the occupied West Bank as police blocked their route and confronted demonstrators.
NYTimes – World Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy and son-in-law, held a rare meeting with Hamas leaders in Egypt on Sunday and began talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Monday. The diplomatic push aims to advance a stalled Gaza ceasefire plan, though Netanyahu has refused to withdraw Israeli forces until Hamas fully disarms.
NYTimes – US Democrat Mary Peltola and Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan advanced in Alaska's nonpartisan Senate primary on Tuesday, setting up a key November contest that could help decide control of the U.S. Senate. A potential spoiler candidate sharing Sullivan's name had not yet been determined as qualified.
BBC News – World Skeletal human remains, including what appeared to be a jaw with teeth attached, were found in Lake Mead in the western United States as the reservoir's water level reached a record low. The discovery was reported on Sunday, two years after drought conditions had previously exposed bodies in the lake.