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Israeli forces raid several towns across occupied West Bank

Here are some of the latest developments from occupied West Bank:

  • Israeli soldiers raided the village of Qusra, south of Nablus. Israeli forces shot live ammunition, stun grenades and tear gas at mostly young men, Wafa news agency reported.
  • Soldiers also raided the towns of Kufr al-Lubad and Ramin, east of Tulkarem.
  • In Sa’ir, near Hebron, Israeli forces hurled tear gas at civilians, some of whom had to be attended to by paramedics in ambulances nearby.


Israeli forces assault, detain man in Hebron

The Wafa news agency has reported that Israeli forces severely assaulted and detained the Palestinian man in the West Bank city of Hebron and said the reason for his arrest was currently unclear.

Israeli raids have also been reported elsewhere in the occupied West Bank, including in:

  • The villages of Rummana and Zabuba, west of Jenin, where violent clashes have been reported between Israeli forces and Palestinians
  • The town of Az-Zawiya, west of Salfit
  • The village of Nabi Saleh, northwest of Ramallah

Palestinian security forces have also re-arrested a man who was previously in Israeli custody in the village of Madama, south of Nablus.


Israeli forces shoot Palestinian man during clashes in Nablus

Israeli troops shot a man in the leg during a raid on al-Ein camp in the city of Nablus, according to local media reports. The severity of the man’s condition is not currently known.

The reports also said Palestinian resistance fighters targeted an Israeli vehicle with an explosive device during intense clashes in the camp. Israeli forces have also carried out arrests in the occupied West Bank.

Those who have been detained include:

  • A Palestinian journalist and a freed prisoner in the town of Silat al-Harithiya, west of Jenin
  • A man in the town of Kafr Dhan, west of Jenin, to pressure his brother to surrender




Fighting continues in Rafah as Israel attacks Deir el-Balah, Bureij

Our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic are reporting fierce clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinian fighters in Rafah as Israel’s military also launched artillery attacks on the southern city.

The Palestinian al-Aqsa channel meanwhile reported Israeli quadcopter attacks in central Deir el-Balah, as well as artillery and air attacks on the nearby Bureij refugee camp and the town of al-Qarara near southern Khan Younis.

The channel said a Palestinian girl was wounded in the quadcopter attack. It also reported that Israeli gunboats shelled the coast of Gaza City in the north of the enclave.