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News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (November 11 – 17, 2020)

In the Gaza Strip, Judea and Samaria the number of Covid-19 cases continues to rise. On November 15, 2020, two rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip. Sirens were sounded in the southern Israeli city of Ashdod and along the coastal plain. In Judea and Samaria no significant terrorist attacks were carried out this past week. In Gaza a ceremony was held to mark the anniversaries of the deaths of Bahaa Abu al-Atta and Iyad Sawalha, both senior Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terrorist operatives
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The Spread of Covid-19 in Gaza Strip,Judea and Samaria (Updated to November 16, 2020)

In the Gaza Strip the sharp rise in the number of active Covid-19 cases continues. In Judea and Samaria the sharp rise in the number of active Covid-19 cases continues. According to Mai al-Kayla, PA minister of health, the actual number of Covid-19 cases in the Palestinian Authority (PA) territories is three times greater than what is reported by the media. That supports Israel's assessments that the extent of infection and mortality in Judea and Samaria is larger than the reports
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News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (November 4 – 10, 2020)

In the Gaza Strip the number of Covid-19 cases continues to spike, with 3,013 active cases as of November 10, 2020. The Gaza Strip was relatively quiet this past week. In Judea and Samaria there were two terrorist attacks this past week. In the Palestinian Authority the results of the American general election were received with a sense of relief. On November 10, 2020, Saeb Erekat, senior Fatah figure and secretary of the PLO's Executive Committee, died in Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem of Covid-19 complications.
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News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (October 28 – November 3, 2020)

In the Gaza Strip the number of new Covid-19 cases continues rising sharply. This past week the Gaza Strip was relatively quiet. In Judea And Samaria Palestinians continue throwing stones and Molotov cocktails at Israeli vehicles, with increasing frequency. Israeli security forces demolished the house of the Palestinian terrorist operative who stabbed an Israeli civilian to death in Petah Tikva, in central Israel. This past week operatives of Fatah's militant faction, the Tanzim, clashed with operatives of the Palestinian security forces in the Balata refugee camp in Nablus. In the PA and Gaza Strip protest demonstrations were held after French President Emmanuel Macron spoke out against Islamic terrorism and Islamist separatism.
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The Spread of Covid-19 in Gaza Strip, Judea and Samaria (Updated to November 2, 2020)

The situation in the Gaza Strip: This past week the sharp rise number of active Covid-19 cases in the Gaza Strip continued with 1,408 new cases. As of November 3, 2020, the number stood at 2,647, up from 2,080 on October 27, 2020. The situation in Judea and Samaria: This past week the number of active Covid-19 cases in Judea and Samaria rose, with 2,330 new cases. As of November 1, 2020, there were 4,415 active cases, up from 4,389 a week ago. The number of deaths stands at 455, up from 417 a week ago. Despite the rise in infection, so far the Palestinian Authority
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News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (October 21 – 27, 2020)

In the Gaza Strip, the rise in Covid-19 infections continues. On October 26, 2020, number of active cases in Gaza stood at 2,179. In Judea and Samaria, the number of verified active cases remains relatively stable but high (4,363). IDF forces exposed an attack tunnel in the southern Gaza Strip, apparently constructed by Hamas, penetrating into Israeli territory but not crossing the underground barrier. Following the exposure of the tunnel two rockets were launched from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory. In Judea and Samaria the frequent throwing of stones, rocks and Molotov cocktails continues.
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