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Associated Press
Ramallah, West Bank (AP) — Israel raided the offices of several Palestinian advocacy groups previously designated as terrorist organizations, blocked the entrance doors and left notices declaring them closed. , the group said on Thursday.
Israel claims that some of these groups have ties to the extremist Palestinian Front for the Liberation of Palestine, although the group denies this claim.
19} Rights advocates describe the move against the Israeli group as part of a decades-long crackdown on political activists in the occupied territories.Most of the targeted organizations document alleged human rights abuses by Israeli and Palestinian authorities, both of which routinely detain Palestinian activists.