Israel should 'wipe out' Palestinian village of Huwara, says far-right minister Smotrich - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Rina Bassist

Rina Bassist

Mar 1, 2023

JAAFAR ASHTIYEH/AFP via Getty Images — A man stands outside a building that was torched overnight in the town of Huwara near Nablus in the occupied West Bank on Feb. 27, 2023. — JAAFAR ASHTIYEH/AFP via Getty Images

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