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Thursday, April 14, 2022
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Thursday, April 14, 2022
Abbas calls leadership meeting as Palestinian death count mounts
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas adjusts his glasses as he listens during a joint statement with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, on May 25, 2021, in the West Bank city of Ramallah. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool, File)
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has called an emergency leadership meeting against the backdrop of escalating tensions in the West Bank.
Fifteen Palestinians have been shot dead by Israeli troops using live fire in the last two weeks alone.
Some Palestinian social media users mocked Abbas for scheduling the “emergency” meeting for Sunday morning, three days from now.
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