Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a vote at the plenum hall of the Knesset, Jerusalem, July 16, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

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Sliman Mansour in his studio in Al-Bireh, occupied West Bank, July 25, 2024. (Thomas Dallal)

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Israeli settlers march to celebrate Israel's 71st Independence Day, near the Havat Gilad settlement, in the northern West Bank, May 9, 2019. (Hillel Maeir/Flash90)

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Israeli soldiers inspect a Palestinian car in the West Bank city of Hebron, August 13, 2024. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)

Under Israel’s watch, Palestinian gangs are sowing chaos in the West Bank

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CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff speak with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the White House, July 7, 2025. (Daniel Torok/Official White House Photo)
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Israel Prison Service officers prepare Palestinian prisoners for release as part of a hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, at Ketziot Prison in southern Israel, February 26, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
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