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Israeli forces demolish Palestinian homes near Jericho

A Palestinian group and a photographer have posted videos of Israeli forces demolishing Palestinian homes in the town of al-Duyuk, west of the city of Jericho in the occupied West Bank.

The videos were verified by Al Jazeera’s Sanad agency.

Sanad, citing local sources, said Israeli forces destroyed two houses and a fence after storming the town early in the morning.


Israeli forces arrest 30 Palestinians in West Bank in past 2 days

The Palestinian Prisoner’s Society says Israeli soldiers arrested 30 Palestinians across the occupied West Bank during the past two days.

They have arrested 9,655 people so far in the occupied West Bank since the start of the war on Gaza in October, it said in a statement.


Rights groups say arrested Palestinians ‘beaten, abused’

Israeli raids targeted the cities of Ramallah, Jerusalem, Hebron, Qalqilya, Tulkarem, Jenin, and Jericho, the Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society said in a joint statement.

At least 30 Palestinians were rounded up by Israeli forces overnight in the occupied West Bank.

“The detainees were subjected to abuse, severe beatings, and threats against their families in addition to widespread acts of sabotage and destruction of citizens’ homes,” the statement said.