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Dr. Gunther von Hagens, inventor of plastination and creator of Body Worlds, has died at 81 after a cerebral haemorrhage following a Parkinson’s diagnosis. His death comes as Body Worlds remains a global, controversial phenomenon in anatomy and public spectacle.
Palestinian and Israeli actors have sustained a cycle of violence as settlement expansion continues. Recent attacks by settlers and Israeli forces have targeted villages like Umm al-Khair and Kafr Malik, threatening homes, livelihoods and access to water. The expansion agenda, supported by new outposts and broader land confiscation, is reshaping life in the occupied West Bank.