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Will Israel succeed in annexing the occupied West Bank?

TRT World Now · 2026-02-10

A TRT World Now interview with Omar Shaban, director of the Gaza-based think tank PalThink for Strategic Studies, on new Israeli rules tightening control over the occupied West Bank and whether they amount to annexation.

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