{
  "id": 7373133,
  "title": "Rights group accuses Israel of dismantling 'foundations of Palestinian existence' in West Bank",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/rights-group-accuses-israel-of-dismantling-foundations-of-palestinian",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-14T17:53:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/rights-group-accuses-israel-dismantling-palestinian-existence-west-bank"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Rights group B Tselem has accused Israel of dismantling the foundations of Palestinian existence in the West Bank, alleging a coordinated project aimed at making it impossible for Palestinians to coexist as a people. The group's report, titled \"The Elimination Project,\" outlines five interconnected tactics and policies: violence, ethnic cleansing, movement restrictions, economic strangulation, and social and political destruction. The West Bank is currently under an intensified Israeli assault, systematically eroding the foundations of Palestinian life, according to the report. Since October 7, 2023, Israeli settlers and the military have been responsible for the deaths of 1,108 Palestinians, both civilians and militants, according to an AFP tally based on Palestinian health ministry data. The report classifies the forced evacuation of small, isolated Palestinian communities due to violence or home demolitions as ethnic cleansing. The Israeli military and a settler were photographed during a weekly tour in Hebron, the West Bank, on September 5, 2026.",
  "summary": "Rights group accuses Israel of dismantling 'foundations of Palestinian existence' in West Bank Israeli rights group B'Tselem said Monday that Israeli actions in the occupied West Bank form part of a greater project designed to make it impossible for Palestinians to exist together as a people. In a report titled \"The Elimination Project\", the group alleged five connected Israeli tactics and…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Israel working to eliminate Palestinian presence from West Bank, NGO warns",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/israel-working-to-eliminate-palestinian-presence-from-west-bank-ngo",
        "published": "2026-09-14T12:58:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Rights group accuses Israel of dismantling 'Palestinian existence' in West Bank",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/rights-group-accuses-israel-of-dismantling-palestinian-existence-in",
        "published": "2026-09-14T16:30:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Rights group accuses Israel of dismantling 'Palestinian existence' in West Bank",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/rights-group-accuses-israel-of-dismantling-palestinian-existence-in-7405162",
        "published": "2026-09-14T21:26:29.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}