Two elderly Palestinians die waiting at Israeli checkpoint
Palestine Red Crescent Society teams say they transported the bodies of two elderly Palestinian patients, one of whom was battling cancer.
“Both passed away today during their difficult journey of displacement from Beit Lahiya, north of Gaza, while waiting to cross the checkpoint near the Indonesian Hospital,” the PRCS said in a post on X.
Israeli military attacks hospital in besieged north Gaza
Israeli forces make arrests in occupied West Bank
Israeli forces have detained two Palestinians from Ramallah and Qalqilya, according to local security sources quoted by the Wafa news agency.
According to the report, Israeli troops detained a student from Birzeit University and a female psychiatrist who works with the Palestine Red Crescent Society.
Israeli operation in occupied West Bank ‘involved lethal war-like tactics’
UN chief’s spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said that “operations carried out by Israeli forces in … Jenin today involved lethal war-like tactics”.
At least seven people have been killed after Israeli forces carried out a raid in the occupied West Bank. Dujarric added that the operation “seems to exceed law enforcement standards”.
“This has included air strikes and shoulder-fired explosive projectiles, resulting in fatalities.”
