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Israel tightens grip on West Bank with planned restrictions

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Eight small villages in a rocky, arid area near Hebron known to Palestinians as Masafer Yatta and to Israelis as the South Hebron Hills will be demolished. The Israeli military first declared it a firing zone in the 1980s. Residents and Israeli rights groups say that many of the Palestinian families have been permanently residing in the area since before the 1967 Middle East War.

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The Hindu

Israel tightens grip on West Bank with planned restrictions

A policy released by Israeli military body COGAT imposes new restrictions on foreigners who marry Palestinians or who come to the West Bank to work, volunteer, study or teach

2 years ago·India

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Reuters

Israel's top court paves way for razing eight Palestinian hamlets

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2 years ago·United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Israel tightens grip on West Bank with planned restrictions

JERUSALEM (AP) — If, during your travels in the Holy Land, you decide to take the next step with your Palestinian sweetheart, you should notify the Israeli military within 30 days. That's what it says on page 30 of a new 97-page policy released by COGAT, the Israeli military body in charge of civilian affairs in the occupied West Bank.

2 years ago·United States

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abc News

Israel tightens grip on West Bank with planned restrictions

The Israeli military body in charge of civilian affairs in the occupied West Bank has developed a new policy that would heavily regulate entry into the territory

2 years ago·United States

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Irish Independent

Israel upholds expulsion order against West Bank hamlets

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2 years ago·Ireland

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