Israeli forces arrest 4 Palestinians in Qalqilya raid
The Israeli military has withdrawn from the occupied West Bank city of Qalqilya after carrying out raids in which three former Palestinian prisoners and a woman were arrested, according to the Quds News Network and the Palestinian Information Center.
Israeli raids have been reported elsewhere in the occupied West Bank.
They include:
- The city of Jenin, where journalist Mujahid al-Saadi was arrested
- The town of al-Yamoun, west of Jenin
- The city of Nablus
- The town of Jayyous, north of Qalqilya
Israeli settlers dance at holy site in occupied West Bank
Israeli settlers were filmed dancing and singing at Joseph’s Tomb on Wednesday after hundreds of them entered the holy site in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus under the protection of the Israeli military.
Israeli forces arrest at least 19 in occupied West Bank raids
Israeli forces have carried out yet another wave of arrests across the occupied West Bank, reports the Wafa news agency. In Qalqilya and the nearby town of Jayyous, Israeli forces detained 13 people, including a woman.
In Bethlehem, Israeli forces rounded up six more people, including two brothers, the news agency said. Two more people were arrested in the villages of Beit Rima and Kafr Ein, located northwest of Ramallah.
Since October last year, at least 10,800 Palestinians have been arrested in raids by Israeli forces.
Israeli forces fire weapons, demolish home near Hebron
Israeli forces have raided the city of Hebron and the nearby town of Idhna, firing weapons, sound bombs and toxic gas, according to the Wafa news agency.
Israel’s military put up several checkpoints at the entrances of Hebron and deployed security forces to the nearby Fawar refugee camp as its deadly raids continue across the occupied West Bank.
Israeli forces also demolished a home and several agricultural structures while raiding the village of Beit Awwa, southwest of Hebron.
Israeli forces arrest 35 Palestinians in latest West Bank raids
Israeli forces have rounded up 35 Palestinians in raids across the occupied West Bank since yesterday evening, reports the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society. Among those detained are a woman, a journalist and a person suffering from cancer, the group said.
Most of the arrests took place in Qalqilya governorate, while others were across Ramallah, Bethlehem, Jenin, Nablus and Jerusalem governorates.
Since October 7, Israeli forces have made more than 10,800 arrests during the deadly near-daily raids in the West Bank.
Israeli forces storm Qabatiya in occupied West Bank
Israeli forces are now raiding Qabatiya near Jenin in the occupied West Bank. Gunfire has been reported as Palestinians resisted the Israeli forces’ storming of the town.
The Palestinian Red Crescent added that Israeli forces prevented its crew from reaching a house that they had besieged.
Israeli forces fire tear gas at journalists in Qabatiya raid
As we just reported, Israeli forces are raiding Qabatiya near Jenin in the occupied West Bank. Israeli forces are driving towards journalists reporting on the raid and firing tear gas at them, including the Al Jazeera team at the location.
Active raid in West Bank town of Qabatiya
As we came here to report on the raid, an Israeli military vehicle came towards this area and a soldier shot tear gas towards journalists who were here. We had to run to nearby houses for safety. This is not the first time Israeli forces have attacked journalists to try and prevent them from telling the story.
In Qabatiya, the Israeli forces have surrounded a house and a local told us they heard an exchange of gunfire. Lots of people do not know what’s going on as it’s an active raid ongoing.
We also saw videos of three men on a rooftop. We don’t know if they have been killed or wounded and are bleeding to death. There is also a nearby school where we are told students are trapped inside as they are unable to evacuate.
Three reported killed in Qabatiya raid
Several local sources have told Al Jazeera that at least three Palestinians have been killed in the ongoing raid on Qabatiya by Israeli forces.
