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SvennoJ on 10 April 2024
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Israel arrests more than a dozen in occupied West Bank raids

Israeli forces carried out at least 14 arrests across the occupied West Bank, reports the Palestinian Wafa news agency. Those arrested include:

  • Eight people in Tulkarem City
  • Four people, including three minors, in East Jerusalem
  • One person in the town of Idna, west of Hebron
  • One young man in Beit Amrin, west of Nablus

In addition, Israeli troops stormed several areas of the Bethlehem governorate with clashes breaking out in the Dheisheh refugee camp, where Israeli soldiers fired rubber-coated bullets, stun grenades and tear gas, according to Wafa.


Home damaged in fire during Israeli raid in occupied West Bank’s Beita

Israeli forces have fired tear gas canisters towards residential houses in the town of Beita, south of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, causing fire to break out in one of the homes, according to Wafa.

The news agency cited local sources saying that a number of Israeli military vehicles stormed Beita with soldiers firing bullets, stun grenades and toxic tear gas.

According to the report, Palestinian civil defence was able to extinguish the fire in a house but part of it burned down.

Three wounded in settler attack near Ramallah: Palestine Red Crescent Society

The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) says its ambulance crew have picked up three people with gunshot wounds in the town of Burqa, 5km (three miles) east of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. PRCS said the victims were injured by settlers who attacked the village.

A total of four Palestinians, including a 15-year-old, have been wounded by live bullets during the Israeli settler attack on the town of Burqa, near Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank. The attack was waged by some 30 settlers who fired on residents and homes in the town, while also torching a local barn, Wafa said.



Uneasy calm in Gaza during Eid al-Fitr

Over the past few hours, the situation has been extremely calm on the ground. We have not recorded any military attacks on Gaza. This is considered to be one of the few periods in months that the Strip hasn’t been widely hit by the Israeli army.

The strikes started to scale back after Israel’s attack on the World Central Kitchen aid convoy on April 1, as Palestinians have since observed a slight decrease in the rate of Israeli bombardment and air raids.

However, in overnight air strikes, Israeli fighter jets did target a residential home, killing at least 14 Palestinians, including children. They were preparing to celebrate Eid al-Fitr but were killed without any warning.