Israeli settlers cut down olive trees in the Jordan Valley
The Wafa news agency is reporting that Israeli settlers caused significant damage to Palestinian olive trees and farmland near Bardala village in the northern Jordan Valley, in the occupied West Bank on Friday night.
The settlers attacked an area of approximately 10 dunums (2.4 acres), in the latest of a string of recent attacks that have become more frequent after Israeli settlers established a new outpost nearby, Wafa reported.
The northern Jordan Valley is one of the most targeted areas in the occupied West Bank, with Israeli settlers and soldiers destroying crops, burning lands, and uprooting fruit-bearing trees to try to force Palestinians to leave their land, Wafa added.
Israeli soldiers stand guard as Israeli troops deny access to Palestinian farmers to harvest olives, in Burqa near Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on October 20, 2024
PA’s forces lay siege to Jenin refugee camp
Our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic are reporting that the Palestinian Authority’s security forces have imposed a siege on the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, preventing the entry of food and medical supplies.
AJA cited local sources in the camp.
The siege comes as the PA, which partially governs the West Bank, continues its months-long security operation against Palestinian fighters, including the Jenin Brigades, in the camp.
The operation began in December after the PA arrested several fighters and members of the Jenin Brigades seized two PA vehicles and set fire to them.
Local sources told AJA that the PA’s security forces cut off water and electricity from large parts of the camp, and arrested many wounded people from inside hospitals. They also said journalists have been warned to stop covering developments in the camp and prevented from entering it.
Meanwhile, the Jenin Brigades told Hurriyah News that talks with the PA were at a deadlock and that the fighters would not surrender their weapons to the authority.
Israel detains 3 teenagers during West Bank raid
Israeli forces have detained three teenagers during an early morning raid in the town of Beit Ummar, north of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank.
Mohammad Awad, a local activist, told Wafa that Israeli soldiers stormed the Safa neighbourhood in the town of Beit Ummar, raided several homes and detained three minors.
Those detained were identified as Musab Khaled Ekhlail, 15, Hamad Raed Adi, 16, and Qais Mohammad al-Tit, 15.
Israeli forces also closed the entrances to various refugee camps, towns, and the city of Hebron with metal gates.
Military checkpoints were set up at the Old City of Hebron entrances, near the Ibrahimi Mosque, and at several locations, including the Ras al-Joura neighbourhood in the north and Farsh al-Hawa in the west.
Two teenagers injured by Israeli fire near Jenin
Two teenagers have been injured in Israeli firing near the town of Jaba, south of Jenin in the occupied West Bank, Wafa reports.
The Palestine Red Crescent Society said its emergency teams transported a 15-year-old boy who sustained a gunshot wound from live ammunition and a 13-year-old injured by shrapnel in his foot to a medical facility.
Israeli forces stormed the city this morning to allow settlers to reach a location on its outskirts, near Jaba.
Israeli settlers attack Palestinian vehicles
Israeli settlers have attacked Palestinian vehicles on a road between the cities of Nablus and Ramallah in the occupied West Bank.
Local sources told the Wafa news agency that the settlers ambushed vehicles near Zaatara military checkpoint, forcing Palestinian drivers to stop as the settlers proceeded to spray them with pepper gas. So far, no injuries have been reported.
The Palestinian Authority’s Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission has reported that settlers have committed more than 2,971 violations against Palestinians and their property throughout 2024. At least 10 Palestinians have been killed due to the violations.
Israeli settlers attack Madama village
Israeli settlers have attacked the village of Madama in the south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank.
The head of Madama village council, Abdullah Ziyada, told the Wafa news agency that settlers from the nearby illegal settlement of Yitzhar targeted homes on the southern outskirts of the village.
The attack took place under the protection of Israeli forces, who stopped residents from reaching the area to prevent the assault, the report added. Ziyada added that a number of Israeli soldiers also stormed the village and restricted the movement of Palestinians.
Tulkarem Battalion says PA forces targeted car carrying fighters
The Tulkarem Battalion, part of the Al-Quds Brigades, says the Palestinian Authority (PA) set up and fired on the Atara-Bal’a road to ambush a car carrying the brigade’s fighters.
In a statement, the battalion said its fighters responded by firing back under the assumption that they were Israeli forces. “We affirm that we are continuing to resist the [Israeli] occupation and that we, along with the rest of the resistance factions, are not incapable of responding to any foolish act committed by the Authority,” the statement read.
It added that “the hourglass of patience is in its final stages” and called on Palestinians to pressure the PA to stop its “aggression on the Jenin camp” and stop “pursuing the resistance fighters”.
Since December, PA forces have been besieging the Jenin refugee camp in what they say is an attempt to restore “law and order”.
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