Palestinian Authority forces clash with fighters in West Bank’s Tubas: Sources
Sources tell our Al Jazeera Arabic colleagues that confrontations have broken out in the south of the occupied West Bank governorate. The fighting erupted after the security forces confiscated equipment from a house in the town of Tammun.
Various parts of the occupied West Bank have recently seen clashes between members of the Palestinian Authority (PA) security forces and local fighters.
Al Jazeera condemns incitement campaign by Fatah
Al Jazeera Media Network has condemned the incitement campaign initiated by the Fatah movement in the occupied West Bank against it and its journalists, especially against Al Jazeera correspondent Mohammad Atrash, for covering the confrontations between the Palestinian National Security Forces and Palestinian resistance fighters in Jenin.
“Al Jazeera has successfully maintained its professionalism throughout its coverage of the unfolding events in Jenin. The voices of both the Palestinian resistance and the spokesperson of the Palestinian National Security Forces have always been present on Al Jazeera’s screens,” the network said in a press release.
“The deplorable campaign puts the lives of journalist Mohammad Atrash and his colleagues at risk,” it added.
“The Network holds Fatah, Palestinian National Security Forces, and relevant institutions of the Palestinian Authority accountable for any harm that may befall Mohammad Atrash or any Al Jazeera journalists in the occupied West Bank.”
At least 15 Palestinians arrested in occupied West Bank: Prisoners’ groups
The arrests have been carried out by Israeli forces since yesterday evening, according to the Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society.
The groups said those arrested included former prisoners and an injured person. They added the arrests were made in the occupied governorates of Nablus, Hebron, Ramallah, Bethlehem, Qalqilya, Tubas, Tulkarem and Salfit.
Bethlehem pastor says Israel targets Muslim and Christian presence in Palestine
Munther Isaac, the pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, says “the situation of Christians is no different than other Palestinians”.
“They all face the threat of displacement under genocide,” he told Turkiye’s Anadolu Agency. “We never dreamed of celebrating Christmas while the genocide is going on in Gaza for more than 14 months,” the pastor stressed. “It is not possible for us to celebrate normally while Gaza is in this situation,” he added.
Isaac concluded: “Israel targets both Muslim and Christian presence in the West Bank and East Jerusalem”.
Israeli army confirms killing Palestinian in occupied West Bank’s Tulkarem
The military says it has started a large operation in the occupied West Bank governorate overnight, confirming that it killed one person. The army statement said that its forces are still operating in the West Bank city.
The army said the person was killed during “face-to-face battles” with troops.
The Wafa news agency identified the slain Palestinian as Fathi Saeed Awda Salem and said he was killed by an Israeli sniper in the al-Hadaida neighbourhood.
Troops also confiscated weapons, including rifles and pistols, and arrested two wanted individuals, according to the military statement. It added that soldiers operating across the occupied West Bank arrested 18 people.
Israeli bombing kills one, critically injures another in Tulkarem refugee camp
Israeli bombing has killed one Palestinian and critically injured another in the Tulkarem refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.
The two victims arrived at the Martyr Dr Thabet Thabet Governmental Hospital, following an Israeli attack on a group of people, it said.
Israeli forces are besieging hospitals in the city of Tulkarem, amid intermittent confrontations between Palestinian resistance fighters and Israeli forces, sources told our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic.
Earlier today, we reported that an Israeli sniper killed another Palestinian man in the al-Hadaida neighbourhood in Tulkarem.
Death toll in Israel’s Tulkarem raid rises to two
We are receiving updates on the Israeli assault in the occupied West Bank governorate. Two Palestinians have been killed in the refugee camp in Tulkarem, according to Palestinian and Israeli officials.
Khawla Abdo, a 53-year-old woman, was killed by shelling from Israeli forces while Fathi Saeed Odeh Salem, an 18-year-old man, was shot in the abdomen and chest, the Palestinian Health Ministry said.
