Israeli forces carry out raids, arrest men in Bethlehem, Nablus: Report
Israeli troops have arrested four Palestinians in the West Bank governorates of Bethlehem and Nablus, according to the Wafa news agency.
Security sources told the agency that an 18-year-old man was taken from the village of ash-Shawawra and a 26-year-old was arrested in the town of al-Ubeidiya after their homes were searched. In Nablus, two other young men were arrested in the village of Yatma, Wafa reported quoting local sources, without mentioning their ages.
Twelve Palestinians arrested in occupied West Bank
The Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society have reported that arrests took place in the governorates of Hebron, Nablus and Bethlehem.
Since October 7 last year, more than 11,500 Palestinians have been arrested in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, according to the organisations.
Israeli settlers set fire to Palestinian land in occupied West Bank
Israeli settlers set fire to Palestinian land in Sinjil, north of Ramallah, the municipality says, adding that the fire coincides with the olive harvest season for farmers.
“The [Israeli] occupation continues its blatant violations against Sinjil and its people in an attempt to destabilise the security and safety of farmers while they are on their lands to pick olives,” the municipality of Sinjil said in a video shared on Facebook, which documented the scene.
Palestinian forced to demolish his home in occupied East Jerusalem
The Palestinian Wafa news agency reports that the Israeli army forced a Palestinian citizen to demolish his home in occupied East Jerusalem’s Beit Hanina neighbourhood.
Saber al-Qawasmi, the owner, told the news agency that “Israeli forces, accompanied by staff from the so-called Israeli municipality of West Jerusalem, raided the house this morning and handed him a notice to demolish it within three weeks, or else the Israeli municipality would demolish it and obligate him to pay the exorbitant costs”.
He added that since he built the house 15 years ago, he has “incurred financial penalties in an effort to obtain a license to prevent its demolition”. “However, despite his considerable efforts, all attempts have ultimately failed,” he said.
