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Israeli approval of West Bank land registration draws outrage

WORLD
17-02-2026 09:53 HKT
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Photo by ZAIN JAAFAR / AFP This picture taken from Umm Safa village, north of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, shows a Palestinian youth silhouetted against a window with an Israeli flag fluttering on a hilltop overlooking the village on February 16, 2026.
Photo by ZAIN JAAFAR / AFP This picture taken from Umm Safa village, north of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, shows a Palestinian youth silhouetted against a window with an Israeli flag fluttering on a hilltop overlooking the village on February 16, 2026.
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