Palestinian woman watches Israel demolish home in occupied West Bank
A Palestinian woman could only watch on as Israeli forces destroyed her home near Ramallah. Israel has been demolishing more than 100 homes across the occupied West Bank, displacing thousands of Palestinians.
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