How we survive Israel’s war on the West Bank
This latest film by Close Up tells the stories of a Palestinian paramedic and a released prisoner as they fight to survive amid Israel’s intensifying raids on the occupied West Bank.
Safiya al-Bibissi, the paramedic, says her uniform offers no protection against violence from Israeli troops. “We’re targeted all the time; it’s psychological destruction,” she says.
Raghad al-Fanni, who spent more than a year in an Israeli prison without being formally charged, says she does not consider herself free amid Israel’s continuing raids and killings. “Now, if you go through a day without feeling the fear of external danger, that in itself is an achievement,” she reflects.
Israeli forces kill Palestinian man in West Bank raid
The Palestinian Information Center is reporting that Israeli forces shot and killed Jihad al-Qatouni during a raid on Ein Beit al-Ma refugee camp near the city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank.
Israeli forces also raided the city of Qalqilya and arrested several Palestinians, including a prisoner who was recently released, Rafaat Abu Zuwaid. The raid prompted clashes with Palestinian fighters in the city, according to the news outlet. It posted a video in which the sound of gunfire could be heard.
◾ ارتقاء الشاب جهــاد القاطوني برصاص قوات الاحـتلال خلال اقتحام مخيم العين غرب نابلس pic.twitter.com/MHZWmuhKtn
— المركز الفلسطيني للإعلام (@PalinfoAr) November 21, 2024
Translation: The young man Jihad al-Qatouni was killed by the occupation forces’ bullets during the storming of al-Ein camp, west of Nablus.
Four Palestinians arrested near West Bank’s Hebron, Nablus: Report
Israeli forces have carried out another round of familiar raids across the Hebron and Nablus governorates in the occupied West Bank. They arrested three Palestinians in the villages Tabqa and al-Shuyoukh near the city of Hebron, while apprehending another in the town of Burin near the city of Nablus, according to the Wafa news agency.
Meanwhile, Israeli forces stormed the nearby village of Qabalan and tore down a barracks, said Wafa.
Israeli military claims to kill nine fighters in 48-hour Jenin raid
Israel’s military has released a statement on its two-day raid in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, which has now ended.
During the raid, Israeli forces killed a total of nine fighters – three in targeted strikes and six in exchanges of fire, according to the military. Many of the fighters, it claimed, had taken part in attacks on Israeli communities, military sites or soldiers. In addition, it said Israeli forces dismantled dozens of explosives and four explosive laboratories, while arresting several people “suspected of terrorist activity”.
As we reported earlier, Israeli forces also injured 19 people during the two-day raid in Jenin.
Israeli forces arrest 12 in latest West Bank raids.
Israeli forces have rounded up 12 Palestinians across the occupied West Bank since last night, according to the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society. The arrests took place in the governorates of Nablus, Hebron, Ramallah, Bethlehem and Qalqliya, the group said. During the arrests, Israeli forces threatened some of the detainees and their families, while damaging their homes, the group added.
Since October 7, Israeli forces have carried out 11,700 arrests during near-daily West Bank raids.
Escalating Israeli raids in occupied West Bank mirror Gaza’s humanitarian crisis
In parallel with Israel’s unrelenting attacks in Gaza, Israeli forces have intensified assaults in the occupied West Bank, which residents say has become a mini-Gaza.
Now, far-right Israeli figures are eyeing annexation of the occupied territories, with the incoming administration of US President-elect Donald Trump signalling it will be even more tolerant of Israel’s abuses.
