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The Israeli Defense Forces killed a Palestinian couple and two of their children in the West Bank on Sunday, on one of the deadliest days for Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank in weeks.
The soldiers opened fire on a car in the village of Tammun...
The strongest version of this narrative centers on the systemic nature of Israeli military and settler violence against Palestinians, framed as part of a broader policy of ethnic cleansing. The testimony of the surviving children, the condemnation by Palestinian authorities, and the statistical context provided by human rights groups lend weight to the argument that these killings are not isolated but part of a pattern. The IDF’s claim of self-defense is presented alongside counterclaims of arbi...