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Updated · Haaretz · Jun 28Armed Israeli Settlers Seize Private Construction Site in Qabalan's Area B
3 articles · Updated · Haaretz · Jun 28Summary
- Armed Israeli settlers took over a private residential construction site in Qabalan on Saturday, according to documentation from the scene.
- The seizure targeted a home under construction in the Palestinian village, located in the West Bank's Area B.
- The incident adds to tensions in a part of the West Bank where Palestinian civil control exists alongside Israeli security authority.
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Why does a 96% impunity rate for settler violence persist under the West Bank's dual legal system? As international sanctions grow, will Israel's government alter its explicit support for settlement expansion? When a state actively supports settler expansion, can international law effectively prevent the annexation of occupied territory?