Attacks Turn Palestinian Dream Into Bent Metal and Piles of Dust
\There is no way to assess the full extent of the latest damage to the cities and towns — Ramallah, Bethlehem, Tulkarm, Qalqilya, Nablus and Jenin — while they remain under a tight siege, with patrols and snipers firing in the streets.

But it is safe to say that the infrastructure of life itself and of any future Palestinian state — roads, schools, electricity pylons, water pipes, telephone lines — has been devastated.

Even in areas where there is no fighting, the streets are largely the realm of alley cats prowling overturned garbage bins, while residents huddle behind shutters and drawn curtains. Many residents have been without water, electricity or telephones for long stretches of time.
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