Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians in West Bank tops 700 since Oct 7
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) has recorded 704 attacks by Israeli settlers on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, including occupied East Jerusalem.
On average, there were four attacks perpetrated by Israeli settlers against local Palestinians in the six months since the Hamas raid on southern Israel and Israel’s war on Gaza on October 7, UNOCHA reports.
The more than 700 attacks led to casualties in 69 reported incidents, damage to Palestinian-owned property in 558 incidents, and damaged property and casualties in 77 cases.
“In total, 17 Palestinians have been killed and over 400 injured within this context, over 9,900 trees were damaged, and 40 houses were vandalized,” UNOCHA said.
Still not labeled as terrorists, but a couple of settlers have been sanctioned. That will solve it...
People fighting back in the West Bank with IEDs
Video footage captures IED blasts targeting Israeli forces in West Bank
Our colleagues in Al Jazeera Arabic have shared two videos – authenticated by the Sanad verification unit – showing improvised explosive devices (IED) detonating as Israeli forces conduct military raids in the occupied West Bank.
Earlier we reported on arrests and injuries of young Palestinians as Israeli forces, accompanied by military bulldozers, conducted raids and destroyed civilian infrastructure in the towns of Qabatiya and Silat al-Dhahr, south of Jenin, and in Jenin City and the Jenin refugee camp.
The video footage shared by AJA is said to show IED blasts in Qabatiya town and Jenin city.
لحظة تفجير عبوة ناسفة في آليات الاحتلال خلال اقتحامها مدينة جنين #حرب_غزة #فيديو pic.twitter.com/hS7NK2VWEM
— الجزيرة فلسطين (@AJA_Palestine) April 3, 2024
Translation: The moment an explosive device was detonated in the occupation vehicles during their storming of the city of Jenin.
Undercover Israeli raids increase in the occupied West Bank
The Israeli army’s undercover unit is as old as the occupation itself.
Its members receive training on how to infiltrate Palestinian communities, how to dress and talk like Palestinians. Some even entered mosques and pretended to perform prayers before carrying out their operations.
Since the war on Gaza started, undercover soldiers have intensified their raids across the occupied West Bank.
Israeli forces kill Palestinian near Jenin
Another 40 Palestinians arrested in occupied West Bank since last night
Israeli forces detained 40 Palestinians, including three women, in raids throughout the occupied West Bank since Wednesday night, reports the Wafa news agency, citing the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society.
Most arrests took place in Jerusalem governorate, while others were in Ramallah, Hebron, Bethlehem, Jenin, Qalqilya, Tubas and Nablus.
The wave of arrests adds to more than 8,030 Palestinians detained in the occupied West Bank since October 7.
