Is PA doing enough to stop arms proliferation in West Bank?
Chaos prevails in the West Bank amid the proliferation of weapons, which embarrasses the Palestinian Authority that seems unable to curb this spread of arms that upped crime rates.
![1218190395 TOPSHOT - Armed members of the Palestinian Fatah movement take part in a march in the Al-Ain camp, west of Nablus in the West Bank, on June 7, 2020, to protest Israel's plan to annex parts of the occupied Palestinian territory and express support for President Mahmoud Abbas. (Photo by JAAFAR ASHTIYEH / AFP) (Photo by JAAFAR ASHTIYEH/AFP via Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2020/08/GettyImages-1218190395.jpg/GettyImages-1218190395.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=Kb9Oyi_D)
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