Palestinian Health Ministry condemns Israeli raid on West Bank hospital
The Palestinian Health Ministry has decried a raid by Israeli forces on the government hospital in the centre of the occupied West Bank’s Tubas city.
Earlier, we reported that a doctor and nurse were detained at the facility, where two bodies and an injured person were taken after an Israeli air attack on a car in a nearby village. The Health Ministry condemned the arrests and the firing of live bullets and “bombs” inside the hospital, according to a statement carried by Wafa news agency.
The ministry called on international institutions and the International Committee of the Red Cross to “intervene and immediately stop the assault on the hospital, its staff, and patients”. It said Israeli forces stormed the hospital and “took over” the first floor before severely beating the head of the emergency department.
Israeli army arrests two Palestinians near Nablus
The two have been identified as Ahmed Shatara and Mohammed al-Baz, who were taken from their homes in Qalqilya in the north of the occupied West Bank. The Palestinian news agency Wafa, quoting local sources, said the pair were detained when Israeli forces raided their homes in the town.
Israeli forces raid towns in occupied West Bank
Israeli forces have raided several towns and villages in the West Bank, the Palestinian news agency Wafa reports.
In the village of al-Mughayyir, northeast of Ramallah, confrontations broke out between Israeli soldiers and residents. Soldiers fired live bullets and tear gas canisters upon entering the town, Wafa said, adding that several homes were raided, without reporting any detentions.
In Nablus, Israeli forces stormed the eastern part of the city, leading to confrontations, during which soldiers fired tear gas canisters and sound bombs towards residents.
Palestinian shot, then arrested in occupied East Jerusalem
Israeli forces fired live bullets, wounding a man and then arresting him in the Silwan neighbourhood, south of the Old City of Jerusalem, the Wafa news agency reports. The detention came as Israeli forces stormed Hizma, a town northeast of the city, Wafa said, citing local sources.
Israeli army vehicle runs over teenager near Nablus in occupied West Bank
An Israeli military vehicle ran over a 17-year-old boy in the West Bank town of Beita, south of Nablus, the Palestinian news agency Wafa reports.
Wafa cited the Palestinian Red Crescent as saying the teenager was moved to a nearby hospital after being run over when Israeli forces were raiding the town, sparking confrontations with residents.
It said Israeli soldiers fired tear gas canisters during confrontations.
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