Israeli forces, Palestinian fighters engaged in heavy clashes in Balata camp
A convoy of Israeli military vehicles has stormed the Balata camp, near Nablus in the occupied West Bank, Al Jazeera Arabic reports.
Saraya Al-Quds – Nablus Battalion, the armed wing of Palestinian Islamic Jihad, have targeted the Israeli forces with “heavy volleys of bullets and explosive devices”, according to the Snd News Agency.
No casualties have been reported so far.
Palestinian ministry deplores theft of vehicle by ‘outlaws’ in occupied West Bank
The Palestinian Ministry of Agriculture has condemned the robbery of one of its vehicles by “Palestinian outlaws” in the occupied West Bank’s city of Jenin, as well as the robbery of another vehicle belonging to the Palestinian Authority (PA) military liaison service, and shooting at PA security services offices, the Wafa news agency reports.
The ministry said in a statement that its vehicles in Jenin have always been used to transport aid and assistance to Palestinian farmers and the residents of Jenin’s refugee camp.
The robbery of the vehicle was “a cowardly act alien to our Palestinian society, which certainly serves the occupation”, Wafa quoted the ministry as saying. The ministry also said that members of the PA’s security services, which came under attack overnight, were “our sons, brothers and protectors”.
“We support them and appreciate their role in preserving the security and safety of our country and our people,” the ministry said.
A video clip shared on social media earlier showed what was said to be armed clashes between Palestinian resistance fighters and the PA’s security forces around the Jenin refugee camp overnight.
I'm surprised it hasn't happened earlier / more often, as the PA is often referred to as merely a tool of the occupation.
Israeli forces shoot, kill man during Balata camp raid: Report
Earlier, we reported that heavy clashes had broken out after the Israeli military stormed the Balata camp near Nablus in the occupied West Bank.
Israeli forces have now reportedly fatally shot a Palestinian man during those clashes, according to the Palestinian Information Center.
Israeli military arrests four men during raid near Tulkarem
Israeli forces stormed the occupied West Bank town of Anabta, east of Tulkarem, in the early hours of this morning, according to the Wafa news agency.
Israeli forces raided several houses and took four men into custody during their assault on the town, Wafa reports.
‘Cannot rest even in death’: Israeli forces confiscate body of slain Palestinian teen
Defense for Children Palestine has accused Israel of again violating international humanitarian and human rights law by confiscating the body of a 15-year-old Palestinian youth who was shot dead by an “Israeli settler guard” in occupied East Jerusalem.
The child rights group said Omar Hussam Yaqoub Shuwaiki, 15, was shot and killed on Tuesday evening in the Silwan neighbourhood, southeast of the Old City of Jerusalem, by a settler employed as a guard by a private security firm.
The teenager was hit with three bullets, the organisation said, and his death was announced some hours later by Israeli authorities who continue to withhold the boy’s body from his family.
“Palestinian children cannot rest even in death as Israeli authorities continue confiscating children’s bodies and withholding them from their families indefinitely,” Defense for Children said in a statement.
Israeli soldiers and settlers have now killed 171 Palestinian children in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem since October 2023, the group said.
Israel has withheld the bodies of Palestinian children from their families since 2016. After releasing six bodies to relatives, there are still 39 children whose remains are detained by Israeli authorities, in what their families say amounts to a practice of “collective punishment”.
An Israeli settler guard shot and killed 15-year-old Omar Hussam Yaqoub Shuwaiki in the Silwan neighborhood of East Jerusalem on December 3. Israeli authorities confiscated his body.
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Palestinian man killed by Israeli forces in raid on Balata camp
A Palestinian man has been killed by Israeli forces during a raid on Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian security sources told the Wafa news agency.
Mustafa Ahmad Masha, 23, was shot in the head during confrontations that broke out as Israeli military vehicles raided the camp early on Friday morning, the sources said.
Wafa reported that Masha succumbed to his injuries after he was taken to a local hospital.
Three Palestinian journalists detained in occupied West Bank
Israeli forces have detained three Palestinian journalists near the town of Sinjil, north of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank.
Local sources and witnesses told Wafa news agency that Israeli forces detained Motassim Saqf al-Hayt, Mo’men Samreen and Hatem Hamdan after assaulting them at the town’s entrance.
Four other journalists were briefly held. They were also subjected to abuse before being released, the report said.
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