Brett Wilkins is a staff writer for Common Dreams.
Amnesty International said Monday that the ongoing surge in deadly violence by Israel i settlers and soldiers in the West Bank 'underscores urgent need to dismantle apartheid' in the illegally occupied Palestinian territories.
Late Friday, IDF troops and armored vehicles surrounded the Nur Shams refugee camp east of Tulkarem and besieged the community of more than 6,000 Palestinians during a 50-hour raid in which residents were shot, homes were destroyed, and scores of people were arrested. By Saturday, IDF soldiers had killed 14 people in the camp, including at least one child. More than 40 other Palestinians were wounded.
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