Israeli military deploys more troops to Far’a camp in West Bank
The Israeli military is maintaining its siege of the refugee camp south of Tubas in the occupied West Bank for an eighth day.
More military reinforcements have been deployed towards the Far’a camp from the Hamra checkpoint, according to the Wafa news agency, which said Israeli forces continue to destroy infrastructure and private property in the area.
Raids on citizens’ homes and field interrogations are ongoing as well, a day after Israeli soldiers forced dozens of families to be displaced, with some now sheltering in schools. At least eight Palestinians have been arrested in Far’a so far.
Another young Palestinian killed in Nur Shams camp: Ministry
We are receiving updates on the Israeli raid on the occupied West Bank camp near the northern city of Tulkarem. A brief statement by the Palestinian Health Ministry says Rahaf Fouad Abdullah al-Ashqar, 21, has been killed by Israeli forces who stormed Nur Shams camp
Israeli settlers block main street in West Bank’s Huwara
Israeli settlers have stormed the town of Huwara south of Nablus and closed down the main street under the protection of Israeli armed forces. Videos from the town, which have been verified by Al Jazeera, show settlers dancing and raising the Israeli flag.
Israeli army raids village in Nablus: Sources
Sources have told our Al Jazeera Arabic colleagues that Israeli forces are storming the village of an-Nassariya in northeastern Nablus, in the occupied West Bank.
As we reported earlier today, a young Palestinian, a pregnant woman and her fetus have been killed in the Israeli raid on the Nur Shams camp near the northern city of Tulkarem.
The attacks come as the Israeli army continues its operation in the north of the West Bank, targeting the various governorates, killing dozens of Palestinians and displacing thousands.
Israeli forces make incursion into another West Bank village
Wafa news agency reports that the army has stormed Marda village, north of Salfit in the occupied West Bank. Wafa’s sources say Israeli soldiers stormed the northeast area of the village, firing sound grenades and raiding one resident’s home.
They also raided an aluminium factory and seized surveillance footage, Wafa said.
Clashes occurring near Ramallah
Sources told Al Jazeera Arabic that clashes took place between Palestinian youths and Israeli forces in the village of Deir Jarir, northeast of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank.
Islamic Jihad claims it thwarted Israeli incursion in West Bank
The Tulkarem Battalion of the Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad based in the occupied West Bank, announced it had thwarted the infiltration of “a foot infantry force of 10 [Israeli] soldiers while trying to position itself inside a house in the al-Manshiyya axis in Nur Shams camp”.
The armed Palestinian group added: “We subjected the force to a field of fire and direct bullets from zero distance and achieved confirmed hits. We continue to engage with the rescue and support forces.”
The Tulkarem area, along with other cities and towns in the occupied West Bank, has seen ramped up Israeli military operations in recent weeks.
Dubbed the “Iron Wall” by the Israeli army, the operation first began in the Jenin refugee camp before spreading to other areas. Officials say at least 35,000 Palestinians have been displaced. Israel’s defence minister has said they are targeting Palestinian fighters in the camps, but women and children are among the 45 Palestinians killed so far, the youngest a two-year-old.
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