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SvennoJ on 21 June 2024
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Israeli forces shoot three people during raid on Ramallah

The Israeli military has raided the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, shooting three people, leaving one man in critical condition, the Wafa news agency reports.

Israeli forces have prevented paramedics from reaching the critically injured man, who was wounded in the city’s Qaddoura refugee camp, Wafa reports. The Israeli military has also stormed the nearby town of Silwad, northeast of Ramallah.

Israeli military carries out arrests, raids in the occupied West Bank

The Israeli military has arrested four Palestinians in different locations across the occupied West Bank, according to local media.

Israeli forces arrested one man after storming his house in the town of Silwad, northeast of Ramallah, while a second man was arrested in the town of Azmut, east of Nablus.

Two Palestinians have also been arrested in the city of Qalqilya, including the father of a man wanted by the Israeli military. He has reportedly been detained to pressure his son to turn himself in.

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

  • The town of Seneria, south of Qalqilya
  • The town of Bizzariya, northwest of Nablus
  • The city of Dura, south of Hebron
  • The Jalazone refugee camp, north of Ramallah



Israeli military arrests 8 men in Jalazone camp

The Israeli military has arrested eight men after storming the Jalazone refugee camp, north of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, the Wafa news agency reports.

Earlier we reported that the Israeli military had stormed the camp and raided several homes. They have now withdrawn from the camp, according to local media.

Three Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in occupied West Bank

At least three people were killed after Israeli special forces shot at a vehicle in the centre of Qalqilya, northern occupied West Bank. The Israeli forces also reportedly besieged a building in the centre of the city.

A Red Crescent official in Qalqilya told Al Jazeera that Israeli forces prevented his crews from approaching the car that was targeted.

At least 549 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settler attacks in the occupied West Bank since October 7. Another 5,200 have been wounded.