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Mahmoud Abbas critic dies following raid on his home by Palestinian police

Leading Palestinian activist and Palestinian Authority critic, Nizar Banat, has died following a raid by PA security officers on his home in the village of Dura in Hebron.

An Attorney from Lawyers for Justice, Muhannad Karajah, described the death as an 'assassination'.
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