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Palestinian toll mounts as Israel steps up West Bank raids

FILE - Rimas, displays the bloodstained t-shirt of her brother, Palestinian Mohammed al-Shaham, 21, who was shot and killed inside his home during an early morning Israeli police raid, in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Kafr Aqab, Aug. 15, 2022. At least 85 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank this year as Israeli forces have carried out nightly raids in cities, towns and villages, making it the deadliest in the occupied territory since 2016. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser, File) FILE - Mourners pray for 78-year-old Palestinian-American Omar Assad, during his funeral at a mosque, in the West Bank village of Jiljiliya, north of Ramallah, Jan. 13, 2022. Assad died shortly after Israeli soldiers bound and blindfolded him and left him in the cold. In that case, senior officers were reprimanded and stripped of leadership roles. At least 85 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank this year as Israeli forces have carried out nightly raids in cities, towns and villages, making it the deadliest in the occupied territory since 2016. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser, File) FILE - A Palestinian holds a picture of slain Palestinian-American Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, during a candlelight event to condemn her killing, in front of the office of Al Jazeera network, in Gaza City, May 11, 2022. At least 85 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank this year as Israeli forces have carried out nightly raids in cities, towns and villages, making it the deadliest in the occupied territory since 2016. (AP Photo/Adel Hana, File) Mohammad, 26, son of Palestinian Salah Sawafta who was shot and killed during an Israeli army arrest raid in the occupied West Bank on Aug. 19, 2022, poses with a poster with his father's name and picture and Arabic that reads, "the dawn's Martyr," in the West Bank city of Tubas, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022. At least 85 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank this year as Israeli forces have carried out nightly raids in cities, towns and villages, making it the deadliest in the occupied territory since 2016. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser) Mourners take a last look at the body of Palestinian Salah Sawafta, 58, who was shot and killed outside a bakery as he returned from dawn prayers earlier this month, during an early morning Israeli army arrest raid, at his funeral in a mosque, in the West Bank city of Tubas, Friday, Aug. 19, 2022. At least 85 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank this year as Israeli forces have carried out nightly raids in cities, towns and villages, making it the deadliest in the occupied territory since 2016. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)