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SvennoJ on 20 June 2024
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West Bank: Explosion, fire as Israeli attack drone strikes petrol station in Tulkarem

An Israeli drone strike has caused a large explosion and fire near a petrol station east of Tulkarem, in the occupied West Bank, the Wafa news agency is reporting.

A video shared on social media shows a man running away from a fire as debris falls from the sky. No injuries were reported, Wafa added.

Israeli aircraft were heard flying over the city of Tulkarem and its refugee camps for hours, before the drone strike, in the as-Salam neighbourhood of Tulkarem, near the Nur Shams refugee camp, Wafa reports.

Earlier this week, UN human rights chief Volker Turk expressed alarm at the “dramatically deteriorating” situation in the occupied West Bank, where 528 Palestinians, including 133 children, have been killed by Israeli military forces or Israeli settlers since October.


Israeli military targeted with explosive devices in Far’a refugee camp

Violent clashes have erupted after Israeli forces stormed the Far’a refugee camp, south of Tubas in the occupied West Bank, the Wafa news agency reports.

Palestinian armed groups and the Israeli military have exchanged fire, while Israeli forces have also been targeted with explosive devices, local media reports.

Israeli military raids have been reported in other locations in the occupied West Bank, including:

  • The village of al-Arqa, west of Jenin
  • The Qalandiya refugee camp, north of occupied Jerusalem
  • The town of Beit Ummar, north of Hebron, where a military bulldozer is destroying infrastructure


Israeli military arrests 7 during raid on town near Ramallah

The Israeli military has detained seven Palestinians during an arrest operation in the town of Beit Sira, west of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, the Wafa news agency reports.

Four members of the Hamdan family were arrested in the raids, including two men previously held in Israeli custody. Israeli forces have also stormed the city of Dura, south of Hebron and arrested a Palestinian man.

A damaged Israeli military bulldozer has also been removed from the Far’a refugee camp, south of Tubas, after Palestinian fighters struck it with an explosive device.


Israeli military arrests 3 in Hebron, storms Jenin camp

The Israeli military has arrested three Palestinians in the Hebron governorate in the occupied West Bank, the Wafa news agency reports.

Israeli forces stormed the city of Hebron and rearrested a university professor, just days after they had released him.

A man has also been arrested in the nearby town of Beit Ummar, while a third man has been arrested in the town of Dura. The arrested man’s family alleges that Israeli soldiers stole money from their home in Dura during the raid.

Israeli forces have also raided Jenin and the Jenin refugee camp, resulting in armed confrontations with Palestinian armed groups, Wafa reports.

Palestinian legislator rearrested in Hebron

Aziz Dweik, speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council, has been rearrested by Israeli forces in Hebron after his release just days ago, according to the Wafa news agency.

Dweik, who is 77, had been arbitrarily imprisoned since October in a prison in the Negev desert, where there have been allegations of abuse and medical neglect.

Israeli forces also raided homes and arrested several young men in the town of Beit Ummar, north of Hebron, according to Wafa.