Three shot, 5 arrested as Israeli military carries out West Bank raids
The Israeli military has shot two Palestinians after storming the town of Halhul, north of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, the Wafa news agency reports.
A 25-year-old and a 17-year-old were shot in the abdomen, Wafa reports, while a third man was beaten in the head with a rifle. Their condition is not currently known. Israeli forces have also shot a Palestinian man during their storming of the Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus, while five men were also arrested during the raid.
A woman, a 13-year-old child, and a 23-year-old man have also reportedly been beaten by Israeli soldiers during the assault.
Israeli military carries out more arrests in the occupied West Bank
The Israeli military has arrested three men in Bethlehem governorate in the occupied West Bank, the Wafa news agency reports.
Wafa reports that one man was arrested from the centre of the city of Bethlehem, while a second man was arrested from the village of Dar Salah, and a third man was arrested from Marah Rabah village.
A fourth man has also been arrested after Israeli forces stormed his house in the village of Rujib, east of Nablus.
Palestinian arrested, another beaten in occupied West Bank
Shortly after arresting three people in Bethlehem governorate in the occupied West Bank, the Israeli military has arrested another person in the city of Hebron. The man’s house was also searched during a raid.
The Wafa news agency reported that another Palestinian was also assaulted and beaten by Israeli settlers in Beit Anoun, east of Hebron. The man was taken to hospital for treatment.
During multiple raids in Hebron, the Israeli military reportedly set up checkpoints at entrances to areas where the operations were taking place.
East of the city of Jericho, Israeli forces demolished multiple structures, including a horse stable belonging to a local resident, with a military bulldozer, saying they were built without a permit.
In the northern Jordan Valley, Israeli settlers began bulding a dirt road near Palestinians’ tents with protection from soldiers.
Israeli forces arrest Palestinian, demolish a home in West Bank
Israeli military raids are continuing in the occupied West Bank. The footage below shows a Palestinian being arrested by Israeli forces in Birzeit, north of Ramallah.
Israeli bulldozers reportedly began demolishing a three-storey home in the Khirbet Qalqas area, south of Hebron in the occupied territory.
The Wafa news agency cites the brother of the building’s owner as saying 30 people will now be displaced after the destruction of the house under the pretext of not having a building permit.
