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Thirty Palestinians have been killed in attacks by Israeli occupiers across the occupied West Bank since the beginning of 2026, official Palestinian figures showed on Friday, Anadolu reports. In a statement, the Palestinian Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission said the number of Palestinians killed by occupiers had reached 30 as of Oct. 2, exceeding the annual toll recorded in any year since 2022. The 2026 toll, with the year still ongoing, is already more than double the total for all of 2025, an increase of around 114%, it said. The commission described the figures as “a dangerous escalation in the deadly consequences of attacks by occupiers.” According to the commission, the deaths were heavily concentrated in the Ramallah and Al-Bireh […]
