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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Libby Brooks

Thursday briefing: What life is like in a West Bank village under siege from Israeli settlers

A masked Israeli settler confronts activists holding phones, with goats and olive trees in the background.
Violence by Israeli settlers towards Palestinians in the West Bank has persisted for years, often with little or no legal consequence, but recent months have seen a surge in attacks. Photograph: Zain Jaafar/AFP/Getty Images

Good morning. In the coming days, Andy Burnham’s new government is expected to announce a ban on trade with Israeli settlements on the West Bank.

It’s a move long anticipated by campaigners, and after a summer of escalating violence across the West Bank and the expansion of Israeli settlements that are illegal under international law, the UN was warned last month that the area is “at breaking point”.

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