The Widening Crackdown on Palestinians in the Occupied Territories and its Humanitarian and Political Implications
Recent weeks saw a major uptick in violence across the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Just six weeks after the last round of escalations in Gaza and fighting between Israel and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, in which 47 Palestinians were killed, and in the midst of ongoing clashes between Israeli security forces and Palestinian protesters in East Jerusalem, the Israeli army has expanded its months-long crackdown against militants and other resistance elements in the West Bank.
Source: mei.edu