Israeli raids across the West Bank and Jerusalem
Israeli forces have raided several towns across the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem tonight.
Here’s a look at recent developments:
- Israeli forces raided the town of Silwan, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in the Jerusalem governorate, and set up military checkpoints there, Wafa reports.
- Israeli forces also raided the town of Anata, in the Jerusalem governorate, Wafa added.
- Confrontations broke out between Israeli soldiers and young Palestinians during an Israeli raid on the town of Tal, south of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic report.
- Israeli forces also raided the town of Awarta, east of Nablus, and the town of Khirbet Bani Harith, west of Ramallah, according to local media reports.
The latest raids come after Israel’s cabinet approved a proposal from Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich to recognise five illegal settler outposts and remove Palestinian civilian powers over one-fifth of the occupied West Bank.
Search for survivors after Israeli strike in Nur Shams camp, West Bank
Palestinians search for survivors after Israeli strike destroyed a home in the Nur Shams Refugee Camp in Tulkarem, occupied West Bank on Sunday
Saeed Jaber, 24, was killed in the attack, with the Palestinian Islamic Jihad later describing him as one of its commanders and saying the attack ‘will strengthen our resistance’.
The Health Ministry in the occupied West Bank reported that five others were injured in the attack, including two who were in a serious condition. The Israeli military said it targeted Jaber over alleged direct involvement in ‘shooting and explosives attacks against civilians and Israeli forces’
18 soldiers injured in drone attack: Israeli military
Israel’s military says 18 of its soldiers were injured, one of them seriously, when a drone struck their position in the occupied Golan Heights, which borders Lebanon.
The military said in a statement that the strike happened earlier today. It had since hit back at Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon with air strikes and artillery fire.
Israel and Hezbollah have been engaging in tit-for-tat attacks since the war on Gaza began.
Iraqi groups claim drone attack on ‘vital target’ in Israeli port city of Eilat
The Islamic Resistance in Iraq has claimed it attacked a vital target in the Israeli city of Eilat on the Red Sea with drones, Al Jazeera Arabic reports.
