Palestinian man wounded as Israeli settlers attack West Bank town
The Wafa news agency is reporting that Israeli settlers, under the protection of soldiers, attacked Palestinians in the town of Surif, northwest of Hebron, on Saturday.
The settlers from the Bein Sin settlement threw stones at the Palestinians, wounding a young man in the head. He was subsequently transferred to the hospital, the agency reported.
Earlier, attacks by settlers were reported in the Wadi al-Faw region, the village of Jalud, near Nablus, and the village of Umm Safa, near Ramallah. In Jalud and Umm Safa, the settlers deployed live fire. There were no reports of injuries.
Israeli forces assault, displace more Palestinians in Tulkarem
The large-scale Israeli operation in the city of Tulkarem and its refugee camps is continuing and is now in its 21st day, according to Palestinian media. The military sent in additional reinforcements into Tulkarem and set up a checkpoint on the road that connects the Tulkarem and Nur Shams refugee camps.
The Wafa news agency, citing the Palestinian Red Crescent, said the soldiers assaulted one person who had to be transferred to the hospital for treatment.
The Israeli military is also continuing to seize homes in the city after forcibly displacing Palestinians from them, the agency reported, adding that at least 15,000 people have already been displaced from the two camps.
Israeli bulldozers are also continuing to destroy what remains of the infrastructure in the two camps, cutting off water, electricity, sewage and communications networks, it added.
Clashes reported as Israeli forces raid parts of West Bank
Our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic report that the Israeli army stormed various residential areas in the occupied Palestinian territory at dawn and clashed with fighters.
Palestinian sources said the army raided the town of al-Yamoun in Jenin, Tal in Nablus, as well as the city of Qalqilya and the Jalazone refugee camp in the north of Ramallah.
They said homes were searched and arrests were made during the raids, without giving any numbers.
Seven Palestinians injured during ongoing Israeli raid on Nablus
The Palestinian Ministry of Health reports that seven people have been wounded by Israeli fire in Nablus in the occupied West Bank.
It said two of the injured suffered moderate to serious injuries.
Earlier, our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic reported that the Israeli army had stormed residential areas in the occupied Palestinian territory at dawn and clashed with fighters.
Dozens killed, thousands displaced in ongoing Israeli assault on Jenin
The media committee in the Jenin refugee camp has released a statement detailing the latest death toll, numbers of displaced and harsh living conditions resulting from the largest Israeli assault on the occupied West Bank since the second Intifada a quarter of a century ago.
The city of Jenin and its nearby refugee camp have borne the brunt of Israeli military attacks in the West Bank, which have markedly escalated since the ceasefire in Gaza went into effect.
The key points:
- The ongoing aggression on Jenin has resulted in the deaths of 25 Palestinians and the displacement of more than 20,000.
- Israeli forces have destroyed or damaged more than 470 facilities and homes and disrupted basic services.
- There is a total water and electricity outage and a severe shortage of food in the city and its surroundings.
- Israeli troops have prevented water from reaching four main hospitals in Jenin and have cut it off to 35 percent of residents.
- The Israeli military has turned houses into military barracks and fired live ammunition at homes.
- Israel has arrested more than 150 residents and subjected dozens to field investigations.
- The committee called on the international community and human rights groups to intervene to stop the Israeli operations and secure the needs of Palestinians.
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