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On Monday, Egypt denounced Israel’s plans to seize West Bank territory and said that the move would be in violation of international law and will be another obstacle to permanent Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts. Israel had on Sunday announced that it will expropriate 988 acres of Palestinian territory around Bethlehem, and allowed for appeal within 45 days. “This is not a …

The Israeli air bombardment of Gaza entered its fourth day on Friday, and has now claimed a total of 103 lives, as Hamas and Israel exchanged rocket fire and Washington offering to help broker peace. 11 Palestinians, including a seven-year-old and a woman, were killed in separate Israeli strikes on Gaza on Friday, taking the death toll for the past …