Israeli military storms West Bank town, orders families to flee
The Israeli military is conducting an intense military operation in the occupied West Bank town of Azzun, east of Qalqilya, according to the Palestinian Information Center.
Israeli forces have instructed families to evacuate their homes in the Khallet al-Darbeh area of the town, while they’ve also called for reinforcements, the same outlet reports.
Israeli raids have been reported in several other locations across the occupied West Bank over recent hours, including:
- The village of Ezbet al-Jarad, south of Tulkarem, where a Palestinian man has been arrested
- The Nur Shams camp in Tulkarem, where Palestinian fighters have detonated an explosive device near an Israeli military bulldozer
- The village of Wadi al-Badhan, northeast of Nablus, where the house of a deceased Palestinian man has been raided
- The towns of Qaryut and Asira ash-Shamaliya, and the village of Talluza, near the city of Nablus
- The Qalandiya camp and the Shu’fat camp, north and east of occupied East Jerusalem
Israeli settlers torch car near Bethlehem
The settlers set fire to a Palestinian-owned vehicle in the village of Wadi Rahhal, south of Bethlehem, according to Al Quds Today and a Palestinian activist.
The activist, Ihab Hassan, posted footage of the attack on X, showing a vehicle engulfed in flames.
The latest incident comes as violence escalates in the occupied West Bank, particularly in the Qalqilya governorate where settlers have been attacking and setting fire to Palestinian homes and property after Palestinian gunmen shot and killed three Israelis near the illegal settlement of Kedumim.
The UN meanwhile says violence by Israeli settlers reached record levels in 2024, with nearly four incidents reported every day.
Israeli troops raid house of Hamas attacker in occupied West Bank
Israeli forces have stormed the house of Jaafer Dababshe in the town of al-Badhan, northeast of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank days after he was shot and killed.
The official Wafa news agency reported soldiers entered the town at dawn, raided Dababseh’s house, and wrought havoc before withdrawing. Dababshe was shot and killed by special forces in front of his house earlier this week.
Israeli settlers carried out attacks on Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank as tensions skyrocketed over the shooting Dababshe organised, in which three Israelis were killed and eight wounded near the illegal settlement of Kedumim this week.
The Qassam Brigades, Hamas’s armed wing, described Dababshe, 40, as a commander who “masterminded the heroic operation” in Qalqilya.
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