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Elderly Palestinian man dies from injuries after beating by Israeli troops

The Wafa news agency is reporting that Israeli soldiers “violently attacked” Sheikh Ziad Abu Halil during a raid on his home in the town of Dura, south of Hebron in the occupied West Bank.

The soldiers “severely beat him until he lost consciousness” and the 66-year-old later died of his injuries at the Dura Hospital, the agency reported.

Translation: A previous video shows Ziad Abu Halil trying to prevent the occupation soldiers from shooting at young men in the city of Hebron.


Israeli forces arrest 10 Palestinians in West Bank

Israeli troops have raided several locations across the occupied West Bank and carried out a wave of arrests.

  • Three people have been arrested in the town of Tal in the Nablus Governorate
  • Two people have been arrested in the town of Beita in the Nablus Governorate
  • Three people have been arrested in Aqabat Jaber camp, south of Jericho
  • One person has been arrested in the Deheishe refugee camp, south of Bethlehem
  • One person has been arrested in the city of Bethlehem.


Settler violence overshadows life in the occupied West Bank

https://www.aljazeera.com/features/longform/2024/10/7/no-rest-in-umm-al-khair-settler-violence-overshadows-life-in-the-west-bank

People living in the Palestinian village of Umm al-Khair in the southern occupied West Bank wake up every day expecting to become homeless.

Since late June, a string of violent incidents have taken place in the village, with incursions by Israeli settlers, and sometimes the Israeli army, becoming a daily occurrence.

Homes have been invaded or destroyed, solar panels have been smashed, the water supply has been cut and shots have been fired.

There have been physical and pepper spray attacks and myriad other acts of harassment.


Israeli forces often demolish Palestinian homes, citing various reasons such as a lack of permits – something almost impossible to get for most Palestinians under Israeli occupation