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Israeli military to expand raids across the occupied West Bank

Israeli forces continue to intensify their raids across the occupied West Bank. On Wednesday, at least 25 Palestinians were arrested.

That comes after a raid that has lasted more than a day in the West Bank city of Tulkarem and the Nur Shams refugee camp, where Israeli forces killed at least eight Palestinians and tore up roads and other critical infrastructure with bulldozers as part of the raid.

Health officials say that they have been unable to evacuate those who’ve been injured and wounded because the Israelis are now blocking off roads in several different areas of Tulkarem.

This is a theme that we have seen throughout these raids.

We are also seeing it around Ramallah, where locals said that Israeli authorities and the military blocked off roads for up to eight hours while they were conducting the raids.

The Palestinian Prisoner Society says that at least 12,000 Palestinians have been arrested since Israel’s war on Gaza began. The Israeli military says that these raids across the occupied West Bank are only going to continue and, in fact, increase in both size and scale.


A Palestinian woman sits on a chair next to a damaged road, following an Israeli military raid, in Tulkarem, in the occupied West Bank, December 26


Israeli forces escort settlers to Joseph’s Tomb

Israeli forces raided the city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank to escort a group of Israeli settlers to the flashpoint Joseph’s Tomb, according to the Wafa news agency. More than 30 military vehicles were seen in the area, Wafa reported.

Palestinian news service Wafa reported that 30 vehicles belonging to Israel arrived through the Awarta and Beit Furik checkpoints to support settler groups at the flash point site.

Joseph’s Tomb, revered by both Muslims and Jews, has been a frequent site of clashes between Palestinians and Israeli settler groups. The Israelis believe it is the burial place of the Jewish patriarch, while Palestinians say it is the shrine of a sheikh.

Wafa also reported an attack by Israeli settlers on the village of Burqa, east of Ramallah.



Israel’s Ben-Gvir storms Al-Aqsa Mosque compound again

The far-right Israeli national security minister says he “went up to our holy place this morning to pray for the safety of our soldiers, for the speedy return of all those kidnapped, and for complete victory with God’s help”.

Itamar Ben-Gvir posted the lines on X with an image of himself being protected by armed soldiers as he entered the holy Muslim site again in defiance of its longstanding status quo that prohibits Talmudic rituals being performed there.

He has stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound multiple times before, especially when talks about a Gaza agreement – to which he is vehemently opposed – heat up. He has previously said he wants to build a synagogue there.


Israeli military beefs up security around Al-Aqsa Mosque compound

Heavily armed Israeli soldiers have been patrolling the area in occupied Jerusalem’s Old City and around the holy site since this morning as National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir led settlers inside in another provocative move.

Local sources cited by the Wafa news agency said the military deployed a special unit in the courtyard of Al-Aqsa to secure the storming and prevent Muslim worshippers from entering.

Settlers also performed Talmudic rituals at the Western Wall, or the Al-Buraq Wall, and near the Bab al-Qattanin or Cotton Merchants Gate into Al-Aqsa. Netanyahu’s office clarified in a statement that despite all the moves, “the status quo on the Temple Mount has not changed”.



Journalist documents moment Israeli four-wheel drive tries to run her over in occupied West Bank

The Israeli military has now reportedly ended its two-day major raid on the city of Tulkarem in the occupied West Bank, after having killed at least nine Palestinians in ground assaults and drone strikes.

Journalist Raghad Salameh posted a video last night, verified by Al Jazeera’s Sanad fact-checking agency, documenting an attempt by an Israeli military four-wheel drive to run her and the camera over during live coverage of the raid in the Nur Shams refugee camp in Tulkarem.

The journalist commented, saying: “A military vehicle deliberately tries to run me over and hits the camera, knocking it to the ground during a live broadcast in Nur Shams camp.”

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Israeli forces arrest 15 Palestinians across occupied West Bank: Prisoners’ group

The Israeli military has arrested at least 15 Palestinians across the occupied West Bank since last night, according to the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society. It said the arrests took place in Jericho, Qalqilya, Ramallah, Tubas, Bethlehem, and Jerusalem.

The raids were reportedly accompanied by military incursions, threats against detainees and their families, and widespread destruction of property, including damage to residential buildings.