Israeli settler violence triggers largest forcible transfers since October: NRC
The largest wave of forcible transfers of Palestinian communities since October 7 has taken place in the northeast of the occupied West Bank, triggered by Israeli settler attacks, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) says.
The NRC said three communities comprising 119 Palestinians have been forced out over the past 10 days as Israeli settlers attacked community members in their homes, erected new settler outposts and blocked access to water.
Two communities, al-Farsiya Khallet Khader and al-Farisiya al-Zu’bi, have been completely depopulated while only one family remains in the third community, Ein al-Hilweh – Umm al-Jamal.
“These attacks, occurring in broad daylight under the watching eyes and the protective force of the Israeli military, highlight the unlawfulness of Israel’s presence in the West Bank, as recently ruled by the International Court of Justice,” said Allegra Pacheco, chief of party of the NRC-led West Bank Protection Consortium (WBPC).
Overall, 18 communities in the al-Maleh region in the northeastern West Bank, all of which are supported by the WBPC, have already been displaced or are at imminent risk of forcible transfer due to ongoing settler violence, the organisation said.
Israeli forces detain woman at military checkpoint near Nablus
Israeli forces have detained a 19-year-old Palestinian woman at the Beit Furik checkpoint, located east of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, the Wafa news agency reports. According to Palestinian security sources, the woman, identified as Saja Imad Draghmeh from Tubas, was detained while going through the checkpoint.
Palestinian man shot by Israeli forces in West Bank dies
Jamal al-Saoudi, 21, from Balata refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, has died a week after being shot by the Israeli military, medics told the Palestinian news agency Wafa.
On August 15, an Israeli drone fired into a gathering of people at the refugee camp, killing two men and injuring seven others, including al-Saoudi, who was taken to Rafidia Governmental Hospital in Nablus.
His killing raises the death toll in occupied West Bank since October to 637. The figure includes 147 children.
Israeli forces ransack mosque, stores in occupied West Bank village
Israeli forces have ransacked a mosque and stores in ar-Ras village, south of the occupied West Bank city of Tulkarem, the Wafa news agency reports.
Local sources told Wafa that soldiers raided the mosque along with a number of houses and stores, conducted searches and seized footage from surveillance cameras.
Meanwhile, Israeli forces erected a checkpoint on the road linking ar-Ras to Jabara, stopping Palestinian vehicles and inspecting passengers’ identity cards.
Israeli forces detain medics, patient companion near Ramallah
Israeli forces deployed near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank have detained an ambulance crew who work at Al-Hayat Medical Centre in Jenin after they transported a patient, the Wafa news agency reports.
The head of Al-Hayat Medical Centre, Fadi Jarrar, said Israeli soldiers stopped one of the ambulances and detained paramedic Amjad Qassem and Sameh Hanoun, the driver.
Jarrar said the soldiers also detained the companion of a patient as the three men were on their way back to Jenin. Israeli forces also impounded the ambulance after stopping it at a checkpoint east of Ramallah.
