Israeli soldiers storm al-Ein refugee camp in occupied West Bank
Heavy gunfire has been reported as Israeli forces storm the al-Ein refugee camp, located to the west of Nablus in the occupied West Bank.
The Wafa news agency reports that a large force of Israelis entered the camp early this morning, sealing entrances and surrounding a house. Snipers were deployed to surrounding rooftops.
Israeli forces demolish homes in West Bank’s Duma, Beit Awwa
Israeli demolition vehicles are demolishing Palestinian homes in the town of Beit Awwa, southwest of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, according to Palestinian media.
⭕️الاحتلال ينفذ عمليات هدم في بلدة بيت عوا جنوب غرب الخليل. pic.twitter.com/6d39Jn5lbZ
— المركز الفلسطيني للإعلام (@PalinfoAr) July 30, 2024
Translation: The occupation carries out demolition operations in the town of Beit Awwa, southwest of Hebron.
Our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic also reported that Israeli forces, accompanied by demolition vehicles, have stormed the village of Duma, southeast of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, to demolish a house under the pretext of not having a permit.
Israeli forces arrest at least 15 people in occupied West Bank
The arrests have been carried out mainly in Ramallah, Bethlehem, Qalqilya, Nablus and Tulkarem.
Among those detained are children and former prisoners, according to the Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society.
Since the war began, Israeli forces have detained about 9,870 Palestinians, a statement added.
Detained Palestinian describes family ordeal under Israeli arrest
Speaking to Al Jazeera from Ramallah in the West Bank, former detainee Fadia Barghouti says about half of those she was incarcerated with had been detained by Israeli authorities for posts on social media. Many of those were held under “administrative detention” with no clear charges.
Barghouti said her husband has been held for 23 months under an ambiguous security law and her son since October. Then the Shin Bet intelligence agency ordered her detention.
“I was told I was arrested because of participating in a demonstration asking for the freedom of my husband and son or better conditions for them. And then I lived in such conditions,” she said.
“Palestinian prisoners are in total isolation from the outside world. Real action against the Israelis by the international community is needed to stop what they’re doing.”
Israeli forces shoot two Palestinians in occupied West Bank
Soldiers shot a man in the head and chest during a military raid into al-Ein refugee camp, west of Nablus, Wafa reports. He was taken to hospital in critical condition.
Soldiers also fired live rounds at a Palestinian man, who has not yet been identified, at a junction near the occupied West Bank town of Beit Einun, north of Hebron. According to Israeli media, the military claims the man was attempting to stab soldiers. His fate and whereabouts are unknown.
