
Violent clashes across the occupied West Bank
Palestinians and Israeli security forces clash amid protests sparked by Gaza conflict
Palestinians are killed and injured in clashes with Israeli security forces, amid a surge in unrest sparked by the Gaza conflict. We speak to UNWRA, the UN organisation providing relief to Palestinian refugees. We also hear about the eruption of violence within Israel itself, between Arab citizens and their Jewish neighbours.
In other news, the Covid crisis in the Indian state of West Bengal - and concerns about the 'Indian variant' of the virus in Britain. And the Irish government deasl with a major cyber-attack on its national health service.
(Photo: Clashes near the West Bank City of Jenin following protests. Credit: EPA/ALAA BADARNEH)
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