Clashes reported as Israel’s military raids West Bank cities, towns
Israeli forces have carried out raids across the occupied West Bank in recent hours, according to local media.
They include:
- The town of Deir Abu Mishal near Ramallah, where Israeli forces arrested the brother of a wanted man
- The city of Nablus, where a Palestinian armed group said its sniper shot an Israeli soldier
- The al-Ein refugee camp, west of Nablus, where clashes broke out between Palestinian fighters and Israeli soldiers
- The towns of Hajjah and Baqat al-Hatab, east of Qalqilya
- The town of Yabad, west of Jenin
Nearly a dozen Palestinians arrested in Israeli raids in occupied West Bank
Israeli forces have arrested at least 10 Palestinians between Friday and today, including several former prisoners, the Palestinian Prisoner’s Club says. “The arrests were distributed across the governorates of Nablus, Ramallah, Tulkarem and Hebron,” it said in a statement.
The group said that more than 10,700 people have been arrested in the occupied West Bank and occupied East Jerusalem since the war on Gaza began about a year ago.
Israeli army disperses Palestinian protest near Ramallah
The Israeli army has dispersed a protest against settlement expansion in the town of Umm Safa, northwest of Ramallah, the Palestinian news agency Wafa has reported.
The military fired sound bombs and tear gas at demonstrators against Israeli attempts to seize their lands in the Jabal al-Ras area.
Israel’s government has continued to approve new housing units across the occupied West Bank despite the ICJ ruling that Israel’s continued presence in the occupied Palestinian territory is unlawful and should come to an end.
Two people injured by live ammunition at checkpoint near Hebron
Israeli forces have shot and injured two Palestinians near the Tarqumiya military checkpoint west of Hebron, according to the Wafa news agency, which quoted security sources.
The Red Crescent transported them to hospital, the medical charity told Wafa, adding that one of the injured was in critical condition.
Separately, the Israeli army arrested two people from Dura and Hadab al-Fawar south of Hebron after raiding several homes in the area, Wafa said.
