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Israeli settlers attacked two Palestinian villages in the occupied West Bank late on Saturday, killing one man and torching a car, Palestinian authorities said.
Reuters reports the Palestinian ambulance service said a 38-year-old man in the town of Qarawat Bani Hassan, in the northern West Bank, was shot in the chest and died as residents confronted settlers and Israeli soldiers.
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“The reports of ongoing hostilities and heavy bombardment in Gaza are petrifying. Yesterday our team visited Nassar medical hospital in the south. It was packed with 1,000 patients – three times over its capacity.
Countless people were seeking shelter, filling every corner of the facility. Patients were receiving care on the floor, screaming in pain.
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