Over a dozen Palestinians arrested in Israeli raid on West Bank camp
Our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic are reporting that Israeli forces stormed the Dheisheh refugee camp near the city of Bethlehem and arrested at least 15 Palestinians.
The arrests came as Israeli forces also carried out raids elsewhere in the occupied West Bank. They include:
- The town of Dura, west of Hebron
- The Kafr Saba neighbourhood in the city of Qalqilya
- The Balata refugee camp in the city of Nablus, where Palestinian fighters confronted the occupying forces
- The town of Beita, south of Nablus
- The town of al-Khader, south of Bethlehem, where two Palestinians were arrested and Israeli forces fired tear gas and sound bombs
- The town of ar-Ram, north of occupied East Jerusalem
- The town of Sinjil, north of Ramallah
Israeli forces demolish Palestinian buildings near Jerusalem: Report
Israeli bulldozers have demolished several facilities in Rafat, Wafa reports. Israeli forces demolished a garden, a hut and a studio belonging to Nabil Mazraawi, a resident of Beit Surik town northwest of Jerusalem, local sources said.
The army also demolished two football fields nearby belonging to the Aaydiya family.
Israeli forces seize water networks in the northern Jordan Valley
Israeli forces seized water network installations belonging to Palestinian farmers in Khirbet al-Deir in the northern Jordan Valley, in the occupied West Bank.
The head of the Ein al-Bayda village council, Omar Fuqaha, told the Wafa news agency that Israeli forces seized four water networks located on several springs in the area belonging to Muhammad Fayez Daraghmeh.
The networks were used by Daraghmeh to irrigate crops grown in that area.
Another farmer in Khirbet al-Deir, Muhammad Sawafta, also said Israeli forces seized his water pumps and solar energy equipment used to operate them, leaving agricultural land planted with grapes and corn without a water source.
Khirbet al-Deir is one of the border areas where Palestinians used to cultivate their lands, taking advantage of the springs there.
Last year, Israeli settlers, under the protection of the Israeli army, also seized water networks in the area.
Israeli forces arrest 10 in West Bank
The Israeli military has arrested at least 10 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, including two brothers, according to the Palestinian Prisoner’s Club and the Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs.
The arrests took place during raids on the Dheisheh refugee camp in Bethlehem on Sunday night and Monday morning. Both groups noted that most of those arrested were later released.
Since the start of the war on Gaza, more than 11,700 Palestinians have been arrested in the West Bank, including Jerusalem.
Palestinian woman injured by Israeli fire in Masafer Yatta
A Palestinian woman was injured after Israeli soldiers opened fire on her vehicle in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank.
Activist Fouad Amor told the Palestinian news agency Wafa that Israeli forces at the entrance of al-Litwani village opened fire on a vehicle, which resulted in a woman getting her hand injured.
Israeli forces closed the area and prevented Red Crescent crews and international activists from reaching it.
