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Israeli flags are seen on a Palestinian road leading to Rawabi, in the West Bank, on May 19, 2026. (Samar Hazboun/The New York Times)

Israeli flags are seen on a Palestinian road leading to Rawabi, in the West Bank, on May 19, 2026. (Samar Hazboun/The New York Times)

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