Israeli police officer injured in checkpoint stabbing: Reports
Israeli media is reporting a stabbing attack at a checkpoint south of Jerusalem. Israel’s Kan broadcaster said that an Israeli police officer was lightly injured in the attack and that the perpetrator has been killed.
Israeli police confirm Jerusalem stabbing incident
The Israeli police, in a statement, say that one person was “lightly” wounded in the incident and that the attacker was “neutralised”.
Surge in killings as Israel raids West Bank
Israeli forces conducted two air strikes against the Jenin refugee camp, now we are talking about five killed just here, in Jenin.
That is an escalation that took place in the morning, after Israeli forces raided this area late afternoon yesterday. They were targeting a money exchange shop saying that everyone who is dealing with Hamas will be paying the price.
We are talking about the bodies that couldn’t be moved by the Palestinian medical teams. We’re still hearing the drones, so the raid is not over.
We’re also talking about another incident that took place in Aqqaba, near Tubas, where four Palestinians have been killed. According to local sources, the Palestinians discovered an undercover Israeli unit that was surrounding one of the homes, leading to armed confrontations. Then Israeli forces used force against Palestinians, some of them doing nothing, not participating.
We’re talking about an escalation in the occupied West Bank, where on Sunday we reported two Israeli air strikes killed nine, and today we’re talking about [at least] nine killed since midnight.
Sixteen arrested in latest West Bank raids
Israeli forces have rounded up 16 people in the occupied West Bank in the last day, according to the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society. Those arrested include an injured person, several children and former prisoners, said the group in its latest update.
The arrests took place in the governorates of Hebron, Bethlehem, Tubas, Ramallah, Jenin, Nablus, Jericho and Qalqilya, it added. They bring the total number of Israeli arrests in the West Bank since October 7 to 9,970, said the group.
Witness recounts Jenin attack
Al Jazeera has spoken to a witness to one of the Israeli air attacks in the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank.
The witness, Mohaidden Abu Sbaih, said Israeli bulldozers showed up in the area, as warplanes appeared overhead. Within five minutes, he said, the Israeli aircraft struck a building in the neighbourhood.
After the strike, community members located the remains of four people killed in the attack, he said. “They are gangs,” said Abu Sbaih, referring to the Israeli military forces.
Number of Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks on West Bank rises
Here’s the latest breakdown following the Israeli army’s raids in different locations of the occupied West Bank, according to Palestinian health officials:
- Five people were killed on the Jenin area
- Four people were killed in Aqaba town in Tubas district
- Three people were killed in the village of Kafr Qud, west of Jenin.
