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SvennoJ on 28 April 2024
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Israeli forces raid villages, towns across occupied West Bank

Israeli forces have launched pre-dawns raids across the occupied West Bank, triggering clashes in the village of Beit Sera, west of Ramallah, according to the Wafa news agency.

The soldiers fired stun grenades and tear gas during the confrontations, the agency reported.

Israeli forces also raided the towns of Illar, north of Tulkarem, and Hizma, northeast of Jerusalem. A 22-year-old Palestinian man was arrested in Hizma, Wafa reported.

Israeli army arrests at least seven in occupied West Bank

The arrests took place during multiple raids across towns in the occupied West Bank, Wafa news agency reports.

Below are the places where raids took place:

  • Illar, a village in Tulkarem province
  • Deir al-Hatab, a town east of Nablus
  • Hazma, east of occupied East Jerusalem
  • Kafr Qaddum, northern West Bank

The occupied Palestinian territory has witnessed nearly daily raids and mass arrests since the start of the war in Gaza. According to the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society, more than 8,000 Palestinians have been arrested since October 7.

Violence has also reached an all-time high, with the UN saying at least 470 Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces and settlers since the conflict erupted. Most of the casualties were caused by live ammunition.


Israeli forces are seen detaining a young Palestinian in Bab al-Zawiya, Hebron, occupied West Bank on April 25

Hundreds of Israeli settlers reportedly enter Al-Aqsa Mosque

More than 270 settlers have entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, the Palestinian Wafa news agency reports. The settlers performed Talmud rituals in the mosque’s courtyard under the protection of Israeli soldiers, Wafa quoted local sources as saying.

The military also tightened restrictions at the Old City’s gates for Palestinian worshippers to enter the site – Islam’s third holiest – located in the occupied East Jerusalem.

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Israeli police arrest 5 settlers linked to West Bank violence

The Times of Israel reports police arrested five Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank on suspicion of “nationalist crimes”.

Their arrests are linked to a wave of violence that took place in mid-April across several Palestinian villages and towns as settler Malachei Shalom, 14, went missing and was later found dead.

Dozens of settlers stormed the village of al-Mughayyir, northeast of Ramallah, killing one Palestinian and wounding at least 25 people. Homes were vandalised and vehicles were set ablaze in the attacks.

Archbishop of Canterbury denounces Israel over detention of Christian woman

The Archbishop of Canterbury criticised Israel over the arrest of a young Palestinian Christian woman in the occupied West Bank.

Justin Welby, head of the Anglican Church, says the plight of Layan Nasir is a breach of assurances made by Israel about the treatment of Christians. Nasir was taken on April 6 and is under administrative detention, meaning she is being held without charge or trial. Her family does not know anything about her whereabouts or well-being. Nasir is thought to be the only Christian Palestinian woman being detained by Israelis.

The archbishop’s office told Sky News Welby is “deeply concerned to learn that she is now facing administrative detention for four months, without charge and with no due process for her, her family or lawyers to challenge this.

“Such processes against what is already a deeply threatened minority are contrary to commitments given over the years.”