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The ongoing fighting between Israel and Hamas in Gaza has spread to the occupied West Bank. Several Palestinians have died in clashes with Israeli security forces. Go to article
A swift escalation has left civilians on both sides trying to come to terms with the maddening unpredictability.
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Tensions from the Israeli-Palestinian conflict have spilled over to several German cities.
Matthias Schmale of the UNRWA tells DW that with the Israel-Gaza conflict and COVID hospitals are "barely coping."
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Crisis in the Middle East: Martin Indyk, a former US ambassador to Israel, speaks to DW.
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Civil unrest fuels fears about Israel's stability: Yael Aronoff (Michigan State University) speaks to DW.
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