Israeli settlers attack Palestinians near Hebron in occupied West Bank: Report
Israeli settlers have opened fire on Palestinian families in towns and villages near the occupied West Bank city of Hebron, the Palestinian Wafa news agency reported. Settlers living in illegal outposts have also attacked the tents of families in the villages of Dura and Berin, Wafa said.
No casualties have been reported.
Israeli forces arrest father of wanted man in Qalqilya
Israeli forces have re-arrested the father of a wanted Palestinian man after storming his house in the Jaidi neighbourhood of the occupied West Bank city of Qalqilya, according to local media.
The arrest is reportedly to be an attempt by the Israeli military to pressure the son to surrender himself, local media reports.
The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades has also said that its fighters have fired on Israeli troops in the city. There have been no casualties reported.
Israeli rights group documents settler attack on Palestinian village
Israeli human rights group Yesh Din has shared a video clip and photos showing the aftermath of an attack by Jewish settlers on the Palestinian village of al-Fandaqumiya in the occupied West Bank’s Jenin governorate.
A group of Israeli settlers, who came from the direction of the illegal settler “outpost” of Homesh, set fire to a car in the village, according to a video clip shared by the rights group.
The attack follows violence on Wednesday during the clearing of another illegal settler outpost – Oz Zion – near Ramallah in the West Bank. Molotov cocktails and stones were reported thrown at Israeli security forces and passing Palestinian motorists by the settlers.
There are estimated to be 191 settler outposts, mostly resembling makeshift camps, and 146 illegal housing settlements in the occupied West Bank, according to Israeli monitoring organisation Peace Now.
🚨NOW🚨: settlers came from the direction of the illegal outpost of Homesh and are attacking the village of al-Fandaqumiyah. Photos: al-Fandaqumiyah Village Council. pic.twitter.com/EvFmhfP2ML
— Yesh Din English (@Yesh_Din) July 4, 2024
