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PHOTOS: Empty streets, shuttered shops amid general strike in occupied West Bank

Published December 11, 2023

A man crosses an empty street during a general strike in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah on Dec 11, 2023. — AFP
A man crosses an empty street during a general strike in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah on Dec 11, 2023. — AFP

A picture shows an empty street during a general strike in the occupied West bank city of Ramallah on Dec 11, 2023. — AFP
A picture shows an empty street during a general strike in the occupied West bank city of Ramallah on Dec 11, 2023. — AFP

A picture shows shuttered shops near Damascus Gate in occupied east Jerusalem, on Dec 11, 2023, during a general strike in solidarity with Gaza. — AFP
A picture shows shuttered shops near Damascus Gate in occupied east Jerusalem, on Dec 11, 2023, during a general strike in solidarity with Gaza. — AFP

People walk past shuttered shops near Damascus Gate in occupied east Jerusalem, on Dec 11, 2023, during a general strike in solidarity with Gaza. — AFP
People walk past shuttered shops near Damascus Gate in occupied east Jerusalem, on Dec 11, 2023, during a general strike in solidarity with Gaza. — AFP

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