Israeli crimes ‘igniting’ West Bank: Palestinian ministry
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned the “Israeli army and settler crimes” in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, including the continuing home demolitions and land confiscation. “The Israeli government is challenging all calls and efforts to establish calm in the occupied West Bank. It is leading us down a path that widens the conflict,” a statement read.
“The international community’s failure to put an end to the genocide in Gaza and the violations by settlers and the occupation in the West Bank is encouraging the Israeli government to persist in carrying out its crimes.”
Israeli settlers storm Palestinian towns, perform religious rituals
A number of Palestinians were beaten when Israeli forces, accompanied by a group of armed settlers, stormed the village of al-Majaz in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, the Wafa news agency reports.
The settlers also desecrated the village mosque, breaking its windows, ripping up a Quran and shouting threats and insults through its loudspeaker. Wafa and our Al Jazeera Arabic colleagues are also reporting that Israeli settlers, protected by the Israeli army, have stormed the town of Kifl Haris, north of Salfit, and performed religious rituals.
Israeli military raids have been reported elsewhere in the occupied West Bank in the following locations:
- The city of Qalqilya
- The city of Tulkarem
- The city of Nablus
- The town of al-Ram, north of occupied East Jerusalem
- The Shuafat refugee camp, northeast of occupied East Jerusalem
- The town of Beitunia, west of Ramallah
- Palestinians have thrown Molotov cocktails at Israeli forces, who stormed the Arroub camp, north of Hebron
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Fakhri Abu Diab stands in rubble of Jerusalem home demolished by Israel
Palestinian activist Fakhri Abu Diab stands in the rubble of his home after it was demolished by Jerusalem municipality workers in the east Jerusalem neighbourhood of Silwan on Wednesday. Abu Diab told Al Jazeera that the demolition of his family home will not end the efforts to protect his ancestral land.
‘If they demolish our homes, they will not destroy our resolve, and we will remain steadfast in our land,’ ‘Its proximity to the Al-Aqsa Mosque made this house a target, but the idea is to forcibly displace all Palestinians,’ Abu Diab said
