Israel applying ‘lessons’ from Gaza in West Bank operation: Katz
Israeli forces are applying methods learned during the war on Gaza to their ongoing “Iron Wall” military operation in the occupied West Bank, Israel’s defence minister has said, where soldiers have killed at least 10 people in Jenin and ordered residents to flee the area’s refugee camp.
Israel Katz said on Wednesday that the Jenin operation, which is entering its third day, marks a shift in Israel’s military plan in the occupied West Bank and was “the first lesson from the method of repeated raids in Gaza”.
Israeli forces arrest three Palestinians in West Bank’s Ramallah governorate: Report
Two Palestinian students have been arrested in an Israeli raid on the towns of Rammun and Silwad in the occupied West Bank’s Ramallah governorate, according to the Wafa news agency.
Both are studying at Birzeit University, Wafa added.
Moreover, the Palestinian news agency said another man was arrested after his home was raided in the village of Kobar, northwest of the city of Ramallah, the report said.
Israeli army confirms killing two Palestinians in West Bank’s Burqin town
Israeli forces have killed Qutaiba al-Shalabi and Mohammed Nazal, residents of the Qabatiya town in the occupied West Bank’s Jenin governorate, according to the army’s statement.
It claimed the two were affiliated with the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group and were wanted for carrying out the shooting attack in the village of Funduq in the Qalqilya governorate earlier this month, which killed three Israelis and injured six.
The two were killed in an exchange of fire while they were barricaded in a structure in the town of Burqin, the army said.
“During the operation, an [Israeli army] soldier was moderately injured and was evacuated to the hospital to receive medical treatment. His family has been notified,” the statement added.
Israeli forces arrest 9 Palestinians in West Bank’s Hebron, Tulkarem: Report
They rounded up six Palestinians in the occupied West Bank’s Hebron governorate, and three more in the governorate of Tulkarem, according to the Wafa news agency. One of those arrested in Tulkarem is a woman, said Wafa.
Israeli forces also tightened movement restrictions in and around the city of Hebron, closing checkpoints leading to nearby towns, which forced many people to spend the night waiting at the checkpoints, according to Wafa.
Red Crescent helping trapped families leave some parts of West Bank’s Jenin
The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) says its medics are rushing to help sick and wounded people in Jenin in the occupied West Bank, where Israeli forces are continuing the third day of a violent raid.
PRCS staff are also working to help evacuate trapped families and elderly residents of the city, following Israel’s mass displacement orders for some neighbourhoods.
As we reported earlier, Israeli forces killed 12 people and injured dozens since they raided the area on Tuesday, while blocking ambulances from reaching the wounded.
🫶The dedicated teams of the Palestine Red Crescent Society continue to provide emergency medical care to the wounded and sick in #Jenin, while assisting in the evacuation of trapped families and elderly individuals.
📌This comes amidst the ongoing siege by Israeli occupation… pic.twitter.com/NA9eL7KTUO
— PRCS (@PalestineRCS) January 23, 2025
