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Israel to deny return of forcibly expelled Palestinians from West Bank camps, minister says
23 February 2025 09:38 GMT
The Israeli army will stay in some occupied West Bank refugee camps for the "coming year", denying the return of some 40,000 forcibly expelled Palestinians to their homes, Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Sunday.
“I instructed the IDF [Israeli army] to prepare for a long stay in the camps that were cleared for the coming year and not allow residents to return and the terror to return and grow,” Katz said.
His comment comes after the Israeli army said it had expanded its attacks in the West Bank by deploying a tank division there for the first time in over two decades.
The Israeli occupation forces moved a unit of tanks into Jenin. pic.twitter.com/yBEXWgAkCT
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