Israeli army storms home of released Palestinian prisoner, shoots two
The Israeli army has stormed the home of former Palestinian prisoner Ashraf al-Zagheer in the town of Kafr Aqab, north of occupied East Jerusalem, hours after his release from Ofer Prison.
The Israeli military forbade all celebrations after the flag of Hamas was raised during a gathering for his return.
Local sources told Wafa news agency that the army opened fire during the raid, resulting in the wounding of two people.
Separately, the Israeli army stormed the town of Qarawat Bani Zeid, northwest of Ramallah, during a celebration for the return of freed prisoner Saeed Nasser Arar.
Israeli forces storm the home of freed Palestinian prisoner near Bethlehem
Our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic, citing local sources, are reporting that Israeli forces have stormed the home of former Palestinian prisoner Ayman Muhammad Ali in a village south of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank.
Earlier, we reported that Israeli forces had stormed the home of freed Palestinian prisoner Ashraf al-Zagheer al-Zagheer in the town of Kafr Aqab, north of occupied east Jerusalem.
The Palestinian Prisoners Club now reports that Israeli forces arrested Amir al-Zagheer, the brother of Ashraf, during the raid.
Israeli settlers in West Bank set up billboards saying ‘no future in Palestine’
Settlers in the northern West Bank have set up billboards welcoming the release of 16 Israelis after Defence Minister Israel Katz terminated administrative detentions for all settlers over the Gaza ceasefire deal.
Pictures of four of them are plastered on the billboards, The Times of Israel has reported. On the other side, a message in Arabic read, “There is no future in Palestine,” alongside a picture of displaced Palestinians fleeing their homes in Gaza.
The message was also posted on social media by settlers, urging all Palestinians to emigrate, the Israeli newspaper reported.
Israeli military raids continue across West Bank
Israeli military raids have been reported across the occupied West Bank over recent hours in cities and towns where Palestinian prisoners were released, including:
- Hebron
- The town of al-Ram, north of Jerusalem
- The town of al-Eizariya, east of Jerusalem
- Balata Camp, east of Nablus
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