West bank is slowly starting to look like Gaza...
Aftermath of Israel’s raid in Jenin
Children ‘terrorised’ by Israeli forces’ Jenin raid
At least 12 Palestinians have been killed during Israeli raids in the occupied West Bank, including eight in and around Jenin where Israeli forces carried out drone strikes. Buildings, roads and infrastructure have been bulldozed by the Israeli army, and houses damaged or destroyed.
“The cars were on top of the building here, we were only able to remove them after the Israeli forces left,” Naser Saad, a Jenin resident, said.
“During the raid, a bulldozer passed by and dragged all cars with it. The children are terrorised. It’s hard for them to process all of this. The sound of the bulldozer itself shakes the whole house. Imagine how the little ones feel.”
Settlers attack Palestinian vehicles in the occupied West Bank
Palestinian Wafa news agency is reporting that Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian vehicles in an area south of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank.
The report, citing local sources, stated that under the protection of the Israeli forces, settlers hurled stones towards vehicles with Palestinian registration plates travelling close to Marah Rabah village.
Since October 7, 553 Palestinians, including 131 children, have been killed in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, in attacks by Israeli forces and settlers.
Settlers are Israeli citizens who live on private Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. The vast majority of the settlements have been built either entirely or partially on private Palestinian land.
Israeli authorities blocking Palestinians’ access to healthcare in West Bank
Restricted access to medical care, injuries and mental trauma are “an everyday reality for many Palestinians in and around Hebron, occupied West Bank, according to a new report by MSF. The report states that clinics across Hebron were “forced to close”, there is a shortage of medicine at pharmacies and there have been attacks on ambulances.
“Faced with restrictions on their movements and the threat of violence, many sick people delay seeing a doctor or have no choice but to stop medical treatments altogether,” the report added.
Trail of destruction in Bureij after deadly overnight attacks
Israeli air strikes continue to pound central Gaza, as well as hitting the eastern part of Khan Younis in what seem to be concentrated attacks.
The Israeli military is describing their attacks as “targeted killings” but judging from the kind of targets they are hitting and the people showing up injured at the hospital, they seem quite the contrary.
In the Bureij refugee camp, for example, four brothers from one family were killed in overnight attacks. It was not until this morning that paramedics and rescue teams were able to get to their bombed house and remove their bodies from under the rubble.
Eyewitnesses described the bombing as quite intense, causing massive explosions that not only destroyed the targeted home but also the majority of properties, residential homes and infrastructure in the area.
Palestinian man shot and wounded by Israeli forces in Jordan Valley
Wafa news agency is reporting that a young Palestinian man was shot and wounded by Israeli forces in the northern Jordan Valley.
The report, citing security sources, said that the Israeli forces east of the town of Tammun, south of the city of Tubas, fired on the Palestinian man after he “allegedly carried out a shooting attack in the Beka’ot settlement”.
The report added that Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) crews were prevented by the Israeli forces from providing medical aid to the injured.
