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Israeli army damages Palestinian school in West Bank raid

Israeli army damages Palestinian school in West Bank raid

Palestinian Education Ministry says troops seized equipment and destroyed utility networks at school north of Tubas

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Abbas expresses gratitude to Türkiye, Saudi Arabia for their support to Palestinian cause

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Israeli energy minister says he will ‘personally’ oversee cutoff of utilities to UN agency offices in East Jerusalem
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