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SvennoJ on 15 July 2024
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‘Many tanks damaged,’ Israeli military tells Supreme Court

An Israeli military response to the Supreme Court has pointed to shortages of tanks and ammunition as a result of the war.

The Supreme Court petitioned the military to open additional roles to female recruits, including as part of an all-female tank company in an infantry battalion. The military said it is delaying the programme, according to multiple Israeli media reports.

“During the course of the war, many tanks were damaged, which are disabled at this stage and are not used for combat or training, and it is not expected that new tanks will be introduced into the corps in the near future,” the Israeli military said.

It added that ammunition and resources required for maintaining equipment is “very limited” and weaponry in the armoured corps is prioritised for the war.



Two Israelis injured in occupied West Bank after soldiers mistakenly open fire

Israeli soldiers have mistakenly opened fire on a vehicle they believed was carrying Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, leaving two Israelis wounded.

The Israeli military says in a short statement that security forces operating in the occupied territory opened fire after a vehicle was “identified as suspicious”. It said two citizens were slightly injured and sent to hospital for treatment.


Israeli military arrests four in al-Arroub camp in the West Bank

The Israeli military has arrested four Palestinians, including a father and son, after storming the Arroub camp and the al-Rahwa suburb, north of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, according to local media.

Israeli forces have also carried out raids in various locations across the West Bank, including:

  • The town of Al-Funduq, east of Qalqilya
  • The town of Hizma, northeast of occupied Jerusalem
  • The cities of Hebron, Jericho and Tubas, where armed clashes have been reported


Israeli forces shoot and kill Palestinian in West Bank city of el-Bireh

Our Al Jazeera Arabic colleagues are reporting that the Israeli military has shot and killed a Palestinian man during the storming of the city of el-Bireh in the occupied West Bank.

Local media has identified the deceased as a Gazan man named Adham Al-Bajer. The circumstances in which he was killed have not been announced.

There are also reports of violent clashes between the Israeli military and Palestinian armed groups in the city of Qalqilya, while Israeli forces have destroyed Palestinian vehicles during the storming of the city of Tubas.

Translation: The occupation forces sabotage Palestinian vehicles during the storming of the city of Tubas