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Israeli forces shoot teenager during raid on Balata camp

The Israeli military has shot a 17-year-old in the Balata camp, east of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, the Wafa news agency reports. Israeli forces stormed the camp with bulldozers amid heavy gunfire.

Israeli forces also stormed the village of Deir Abu Mashal, west of Ramallah.


At least 20 Palestinians detained in Israeli raids across occupied West Bank

At least 20 Palestinians have been detained in pre-dawn Israeli raids across the occupied West Bank.Many of those detained were workers from Gaza who were staying in the Palestinian village of Barta’a, west of Jenin, and the separation barrier.

Close to dawn, Israeli forces raided the refugee camp of Balata, east of Nablus. Residents said Israeli forces were seen mapping roads and filming several areas in the camp.

Other raids targeted Qusra and Burqa villages near Nablus as well as Qalqilya and Beit Ummar town north of Hebron.

Last month, more than 960 Israeli military raids were carried out across the occupied West Bank, with an average of 32 raids carried out every day.

Since October 7, more than 8,750 Palestinians have been detained while 502 people, including 124 children, have been killed in attacks by Israeli forces and settlers across the occupied West Bank.


A Palestinian gestures at the site of an Israeli military airstrike, in the area of Jenin, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Saturday


Aftermath of Israeli air strike on Jenin refugee camp


A Palestinian woman looks at the damage following an Israeli air strike in the occupied West Bank’s Jenin refugee camp