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September 10, 2020       Share:    

Source: https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2020/09/palestinian-families-west-bank-weapons-security-chaos.html

Palestinian Families in West Bank Are Buying Guns

(Al-Monitor) Ahmed el-Komi - The Palestinian Independent Commission for Human Rights issued a warning Aug. 23 about an armament race among Palestinian families in the West Bank, provoked by "their feeling of insecurity." Only the Palestinian security apparatus is allowed to own arms in the West Bank, according to the Oslo Accords. Nevertheless, Ammar Duweik, director general of the Independent Commission, said, "Weapons are widely spreading among families in the areas under the control of the Palestinian Authority and under the protection of influential PA or Fatah figures." Since the beginning of 2020, there have been family feuds in the West Bank during which arms were widely used, resulting in deaths and injuries.

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