Israeli army issues forced evacuation threat for Khan Younis areas
The Israeli military has issued a new forced evacuation threat for several neighbourhoods in Khan Younis in southern Gaza after saying rockets were launched from the area.
“Terrorist organisations are once again firing rockets towards the State of Israel from your area,” army spokesman Avichay Adraee wrote on X.
He acknowledged that the area had been attacked multiple times before by the Israeli military.
Israeli settlers storm Islamic cemetery, taunt Palestinians in Hebron: Report
A group of Israeli settlers have stormed an Islamic cemetery in Hebron in the occupied West Bank, reports the Wafa news agency. The group also marched through the Old City of Hebron, climbed onto residents’ rooftops and yelled slurs, such as “Death to Arabs”, Wafa said.
Footage shared on Telegram, verified by Al Jazeera, showed one of the settlers throwing a rock in the direction of a Palestinian documenting the incident.
Army-guarded Israeli settler militias storm the Islamic cemetery in the Old City of Hebron, south of the occupied West Bank. pic.twitter.com/TYM4qpCAJx
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) November 23, 2024
Israeli settlers arrested in West Bank after attacking soldiers
There have been multiple incidents of settlers attacking Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank in the aftermath of Israel’s decision to refrain from applying administrative detention to settlers. At least 11 people have been arrested so far, according to Israeli Army Radio.
In Hebron, Israelis chased Central Command Major-General Avi Bluth and Israeli soldiers accompanying him, calling him a “traitor”. At least five suspects were arrested in that incident.
Defence Minister Israel Katz condemned the violence, saying he expects law enforcement to “bring those involved to justice immediately”.
Hundreds of Israelis tried to break into the Palestinian-majority side of Hebron, with some succeeding and throwing stones at Palestinian shops.
In a separate incident, a settler was arrested after allegedly attacking soldiers in Hebron. Israeli settlers also threw stones at troops near Nablus and one punched a soldier after they stole a Palestinian vehicle. Five settlers were arrested.
Israeli settlers attack Palestinians south of Hebron in West Bank
Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians in the Masafer Yatta region, south of Hebron in the southern occupied West Bank, Palestine’s Wafa news agency reports.
Settlers from the Havat Maon outpost assaulted the home of a local activist in the village of Tuwanah, injuring two people. The activist was arrested by Israeli soldiers who backed the settlers.
Another home was attacked in a village in the same area, causing extensive damage to the property.
Wafa also reported Israeli soldiers shut down the Jaba military checkpoint that serves as the southern entrance to the Ramallah and el-Bireh governorate.
