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\nAt least 85 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank this year as Israeli forces have carried out nightly raids in cities, towns and villages, making it the deadliest in the occupied territory since 2016.
\nIt includes several civilians, including a veteran journalist and a lawyer who apparently drove unwittingly into a battle zone, as well as local youths who took to the streets in response to the invasion of their neighborhoods.
\nThe length and frequency of the raids has pulled into focus Israel\u2019s tactics in the West Bank, where nearly 3 million Palestinians live under a decades-long occupation and Palestinians view the military\u2019s presence as a humiliation and a threat.
\nIsraeli troops have regularly operated across the West Bank since Israel captured the territory in 1967.
\nIsrael says it is dismantling militant networks that threaten its citizens, and that it makes every effort to avoid harming civilians. Palestinians say the raids are aimed at maintaining Israel\u2019s 55-year military rule over territories they want for a future state \u2014 a dream that appears as remote as ever, with no serious peace negotiations held in over a decade..
\nThe dead include 17 teens under the age of 18, as well as six women, according to the ministry. Israel says that teenagers and women are often involved in violence, while critics accuse the army of using excessive force in many cases.
\nIsrael is also holding more than 600 Palestinians without charge or trial in what\u2019s known as administrative detention \u2014 the highest in six years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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