Israeli settlers burn Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank
Palestinian media has published footage, which we verified, of fires breaking out over large swathes of agricultural land owned by Palestinians in the town of Yasuf, east of Salfit in the occupied West Bank
The Salfit Governorate released a statement via Facebook saying that Israeli settlers from the Tapuach settlement burned dozens of olive trees in Yasuf.
Settler attacks on Palestinians and their property are frequent occurrences in the occupied West Bank, even as Western countries issue sanctions against those they deem to be leaders of the violence.
In mid-August, 23-year-old Mahmoud Abdel Qader Sadda was shot dead and another Palestinian suffered critical gunshot wounds to the chest in an attack on the village of Jit, east of Qalqilya.
Palestinian doctor critically injured by Israeli forces east of Qalqilya
A Palestinian doctor was seriously injured by live ammunition and a woman was detained during an Israeli military raid on the town of Azzun, east of Qalqilya in the occupied West Bank, Wafa reports.
The official news agency said that Israeli forces raided the town, firing live ammunition, rubber-coated metal bullets, tear gas and sound grenades.
The doctor, who was shot and injured with live rounds, was taken to hospital in serious condition, according to the Ministry of Health.
Four Palestinians shot and wounded by Israeli forces near Hebron
One of those wounded, a 29-year-old man, is in serious condition after he was shot in the chest with a live bullet by Israeli forces during a raid on the Fawwar refugee camp south of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, Wafa reports.
The other wounded people were shot in the shoulder, foot, and back, the official news agency said, citing local medical sources. Wafa said that Israeli forces raided several neighbourhoods in the camp, firing live ammunition and sound grenades. Soldiers searched multiple homes, it added.
Four Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks on central, northern Gaza
Three Palestinians were killed in an attack on a residential building on Maghrabi Street, south of Gaza City, the enclave’s Civil Defence said in a statement.
Another Palestinian was killed in an attack on a home in an open field in the al-Sawarha area, west of Nuseirat refugee camp, it said in a separate statement. Several others have been wounded.
This brings the total number of Palestinians killed in the enclave in the past 24 hours to 56.
