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Israeli settlers attack West Bank village, burn dozens of trees
Israeli settlers raided the occupied West Bank village of Sarra, near Nablus, and burned “dozens” of trees, the official news agency Wafa reports. Locals told Wafa that settlers set fire to large tracts of land in the village, which led to the burning of many old olive trees.
The south of Nablus has witnessed an uptick in violations perpetrated by the Israeli army and settlers, which have included uprooting or burning down trees, and vandalising houses, Wafa reported.
Since October 7, settlers have carried out 1,334 attacks in the West Bank, including in East Jerusalem.
Palestinian child wounded by multiple Israeli bullets in occupied West Bank: Report
A 16-year-old Palestinian boy has been wounded by live ammunition during an Israeli military raid in the town of Beit Furik east of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, according to Wafa news agency.
The agency cited medics with the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) as saying first responders provided treatment to the child, who sustained gunshot wounds to both legs during the incursion.
It added that Israeli forces also detained an unidentified Palestinian in Beit Furik, which has been subjected to frequent raids.
Settlers storm another occupied West Bank town
Earlier, we reported Israeli settlers raiding the village of Sarra, near Nablus, according to a report by the Wafa news agency. We are now getting reports from our Al Jazeera Arabic colleagues that settlers have now stormed the town of Rujeib, east of Nablus.
Palestinians injured in Israeli settler attack in occupied West Bank
Several people, including two women, have been injured after Israeli settlers attacked them in the village of Susiya, south of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, Wafa news agency reports.
According to the official Palestinian news agency, a group of armed settlers, protected by Israeli soldiers, raided the village and attacked citizens with sticks. Two women, ages, 62 and 52, were hit in the head.
A video verified by Al Jazeera showed settlers – most of them masked – hitting elderly women and young men with sticks.
Israeli military claims it dispersed masked settlers attacking Palestinians
The Israeli military has confirmed that masked settlers attacked Palestinians in the occupied West Bank town of Rujeib, east of Nablus, hurling stones, lighting fires and damaging vehicles.
It claimed its forces “stopped the friction and dispersed the rioters”, who numbered several dozens.
BREAKING: Israeli settler militias attack the village of Rujeib in the northern occupied West Bank. pic.twitter.com/6pDODUufgO
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Israeli forces shoot, injure two children in West Bank town
Two Palestinian children have been wounded with live gunfire after Israeli forces raided the town of Beit Furik, east of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, Wafa news agency reports. According to the Palestine Red Crescent Society, the two children, ages 14 and 16, were shot in their legs and were taken to hospital.
Wafa also reported that Israeli soldiers detained three Palestinian youth during the raid.
Girl injured, two others arrested in occupied East Jerusalem
Videos posted by Palestinians on social media show Israeli forces attacking a group of girls near the Damascus Gate in occupied East Jerusalem, injuring one of them. The videos, verified by Al Jazeera’s fact-checking unit Sanad, also capture two girls being arrested by the Israeli forces.
Israeli raids across occupied West Bank
Israeli forces have raided the town of Sinjil in the north of Ramallah as well as the village of Marda, north of Salfit, where they searched houses, Wafa reports.
Soldiers also raided the village of Shuqba, west of Ramallah, and Az-Zawiya, a town located south of Qalqilya, where it detained a young man, the official news agency said.
