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Israel has faced growing condemnation over the humanitarian crisis in the war-ravaged Palestinian territory, where the Israeli army is conducting a prolonged military offensive.

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Israel begins offensive in Gaza City

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DW's Fanny Facsar looks concerned as she listens to Palestinian cameraman Issam Rimawi (L) as he gestures toward the far end of an empty street in Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank after an attack by Israeli forces. Both wear flak vests and helmets marked with "PRESS."

Journalists under fire in the occupied West Bank

Journalists under fire in the occupied West Bank

Israeli strikes have killed more than 200 journalists in Gaza. Reporting in the West Bank is increasingly perilous.
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A group of protesters have congregated around a white sheet on which three PRESS flak vests and two helmets are spread out.

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Gaza: UN demands accountability as reporter death toll soars

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Israeli activists block a motorway

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girl drags salvaged items amid destroyed buildings in al-Tuffah neighborhood of Gaza

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Antiwar protestors hold posters and pictures of children during a demonstration near the Erez border crossing between Israel and the Gaza Strip

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Many Israeli citizens are joining rallies demanding an end to the conflict in Gaza.
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