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Podcast: Beyond the Headlines
Episode: How serious is the threat of annexation of the West Bank?
Description: Israel’s army deployed tanks in the West Bank for the first time in 20 years this week, bulldozing streets, destroying infrastructure and conducting mass arrests in the process.
More than 40,000 Palestinians from the refugee camps of Jenin, Tulkarm and Nur Shams have been forced to flee their homes indefinitely after Defence Minister Israel Katz said troops would remain there for the coming year. Israeli officials have said their campaign is about combating terrorism.
But the military offensive is causing alarm after healthcare facilities came under attack in the area and violence by settlers against Palestinians in...