Israeli forces fire antitank shells during raid on West Bank house: Report
Israeli forces have stormed the occupied West Bank city of Tulkarem and surrounded a house in the as-Salam neighbourhood near the Nur Shams refugee camp. The Wafa news agency reports that the Israeli military fired a number of antitank shells at the house, where they claimed suspects were sheltering.
Soldiers involved in the operation also reportedly used the parents of a Palestinian suspect as “human shields”, in an attempt to get their son to surrender.
Palestinian man shot by Israeli forces during Tulkarem raid
Wafa news agency is reporting that a Palestinian man has been wounded by Israeli forces during the continuing raid of Tulkarem in the occupied West Bank.
The report said that the incident took place in al-Salam neighbourhood, east of Tulkarem city. The Red Crescent Society added that the man, who was shot by Israeli forces, was taken to hospital.
Heavy shooting and firing of shells are being reported in the Israeli raid which is continuing.
Children among 15 Palestinians detained in occupied West Bank
The Palestinian Prisoner’s Club has reported that Israeli forces have detained at least 15 Palestinians across the occupied West Bank between Friday and Saturday, including children and former prisoners.
The Prisoner’s Club said the arrests occurred across most governorates and involved extensive questioning of dozens of residents, particularly in the town of Anata, near Jerusalem. The operations were accompanied by physical assaults, threats against detainees and their families, and significant property damage.
Since October 7 last year, more than 11,400 Palestinians have been detained in the West Bank and Jerusalem, according to the organisation.
Israeli army claims it killed Hamas commander in Tulkarem raid
The Israeli army said it conducted an “intelligence-based counterterrorism operation” in Tulkarem, on the western edge of the occupied West Bank, where it claims to have killed a Hamas commander.
The Palestinian Health Ministry identified the man as 29-year-old Islam Jameel Odeh. According to the Palestinian news agency Wafa, Israeli forces surrounded a residential building in Tulkarem’s al-Salam neighbourhood early in the morning, targeting an apartment with sustained gunfire and more than 20 explosive shells.
The Israeli army stated that Odeh had taken over leadership of Hamas operations in Tulkarem after Zahi Oufi was killed in an Israeli air strike on October 3 and alleged that he had been actively planning further attacks.
Israeli forces shoot dead Palestinian man near Qalqilyia
According to the health ministry, the man whom it did not identify, was killed in the village of Azzun al-Atmeh, south of Qalqilyia city, in the northern occupied West Bank.
