Israel has significantly escalated military activities in the occupied West Bank since 2023 as the right-wing government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pushed to increase Jewish settlements and entrench Israel’s grip on the land.
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Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
15 Mar. 2026
But what October 7th did was create the political possibility that the most extreme version of settlements, which had been on the shelf for many years, could be accelerated and pushed past the finish line.
Bass has attributed the declines to her signature Inside Safe program, which clears encampments and places homeless people in short term housing.
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Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
Authorities say the tents blended in with homeless encampments, helping conceal trafficking and avoid detection by law enforcement while allowing the gang to control a network of dealers operating in the area.
Hundreds of thousands of acres, including many former rice plantations, have been conserved in the area between Beaufort and Charleston, and marshes there stretch out like coastal prairies.
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Thad Moore,
AJC.com,
10 Mar. 2026
Enslaved women passed messages between plantations.
Three Idaho campsites made it into the guides, along with an Oregon site that looks over the Snake River into Idaho.
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Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
15 Mar. 2026
Visitors can stay in the park at backcountry campsites, campgrounds with tent and RV sites, or The Lodge at Mammoth Cave, which offers classic rooms and historic cabins.
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