Israeli commander wounded in Tulkarem blast
The Israeli military says the commander of the Menashe Brigade has been wounded after an explosive device detonated near his vehicle in the occupied West Bank camp. In a post on X, the military said Colonel Ayub Kayuf was taken to hospital and treated for mild injuries.
The blast took place as the Israeli military conducts a sweeping raid on Tulkarem and the nearby Nur Shams refugee camp.
The Palestinian Health Ministry said at least eight Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Tulkarem and Nur Shams.
An explosive device planted by Palestinian fighters explodes after being detonated by Israeli soldiers during a military raid in the Nur Shams refugee camp near the occupied West Bank city of Tulkarem on December 24
Casualties as Israel bombs West Bank town
Our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic are reporting that several Palestinians were wounded after Israeli forces launched a drone attack on the town of Tammun in the occupied West Bank.
The Israeli military confirmed the attack on the town in the Tubas governorate, saying it carried out the strike after Palestinian fighters set off explosives targeting its forces operating in the area.
According to the Palestinian Information Centre, the Tubas Battalion of the al-Quds Brigades has claimed responsibility for the blast.
The Israeli military is also conducting raids in the nearby Tukarem governorate. As we’ve been reporting, at least eight Palestinians have been killed there.
Two Palestinians ‘critically wounded’ in Israeli air raid on West Bank town
We have more on the Israeli attack on the occupied West Bank town of Tammun. The Wafa news agency is reporting that two Palestinians were “critically wounded” in the attack and have been hospitalised.
Earlier, the Israeli military said it launched the raid after Palestinian fighters detonated an explosive device near troops operating in the town.
Arrests, clashes as Israeli forces launch raids across the West Bank
The Wafa news agency is reporting that Israeli forces have arrested four Palestinians and wounded two others during pre-dawn raids on the city of Nablus and the nearby Balata refugee camp.
It said the three of the men were arrested in the Rafidia neighbourhood in Nablus, while the fourth was taken from Balata. The Israeli operation triggered clashes in Nablus, and the soldiers opened fire, wounding two men in the thigh. Wafa also reported that Israeli bulldozers demolished streets and infrastructure inside Balata.
The agency also reported raids by Israeli forces in the Am’ari camp, south of Ramallah, as well as the town of Deir al-Ghusun, north of Tulkarem. It said 22-year-old Mohammed Fateh Badran, who had been previously held by the Israelis, was arrested again during the operation in Deir al-Ghusun.
PA says security service member killed in West Bank’s Jenin
The spokesperson for the Palestinian Authority’s security services has announced the death of a captain of the General Intelligence Service in Jenin, occupied West Bank. He said the member died due to his injuries sustained while trying to dismantle an explosive device during the PA’s operation in Jenin.
The PA has been conducting raids in Jenin, where at least seven Palestinians have been killed in the last two weeks.
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Israeli forces injure Palestinian man in central West Bank
The Palestinian Red Crescent says a young Palestinian man has been shot and injured by Israeli forces during their storming of the Am’ari refugee camp in central West Bank’s el-Bireh governorate. Israeli forces also arrested three people during their raid, the Wafa news agency reported. They closed the entrance to the camp and conducted searches of a number of homes.
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