More than dozen Palestinians wounded as Israeli forces end Nablus raid
Israeli soldiers fired live ammunition and tear gas during the raid
The Israeli military has pulled out from the city of Nablus and its old town in the occupied West Bank, hours after launching an operation that left at least 13 Palestinians wounded, according to Al Jazeera Arabic.
Al-Haq, a Palestinian human rights organisation, said Israeli forces opened fire on Palestinians in the city, including students, and that several people were taken to hospital with minor to moderate gunshot wounds.
It also said the wounded included a 13-year-old boy who suffered shrapnel injuries to his face and leg. According to Al-Haq, “one man suffered a heart attack and passed away while trying to escape the military attack”.
‘Where can we possibly go?’: Israeli forces displace more Palestinians in Nur Shams camp
Israeli forces, who have been carrying out a large-scale operation in the occupied West Bank, are continuing to destroy homes and infrastructure across the Nur Shams camp.
One resident, Nihaya al-Joundi, said many homes have been reduced to rubble. “We woke up to the sound of excavators digging the camp’s yards on the main street and destroying some houses completely,” she said. “Originally, they were partially destroyed, but they reduced them to rubble today.”
Another resident, who was forcibly displaced, said he does not know where to go. “We got displaced. My family members went to their relatives and neighbours,” said Akram abu Talal. “Where can we possibly go? Either to mosques or public halls. Those who have money rented a house, and those who do not have money cannot do anything.”
The Israeli operation, which began in the nearby city of Jenin on January 21, just days after the ceasefire in Gaza, has killed dozens and displaced more than 40,000 people.
Israeli settlers attack Nablus villages in West Bank
Groups of Israeli settlers overnight attacked Palestinian homes and properties in the towns and villages of Duma, Aqraba, and Jurish in the Nablus governorate in the occupied West Bank.
They assaulted several people and stole dozens of their sheep, destroyed a poultry farm, and threw stones at homes and vehicles, Wafa reported citing local sources.
We reported earlier how Israeli forces left at least 13 Palestinians wounded after an incursion into the city of Nablus and its old town.
North of occupied East Jerusalem, Israeli soldiers again closed the entrance to the town of Issawiyah and caused traffic jams as they checked vehicles.
Israel advances plans to build nearly 1,000 illegal settler homes in West Bank
Israel has issued a tender for the construction of 974 new illegal housing units in the Efrat settlement, a strategic area located south of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, an Israeli watchdog says.
The tender is for the establishment of a new Israeli neighbourhood that expands the Efrat settlement in the occupied territories by 644 dunams and will increase the number of residents by approximately 40 percent, according to Peace Now.
The anti-settlement group reported that the Efrat settlement blocks the development of an envisaged Bethlehem metropolis to the south. If Israel seeks to annex the area, it will cut off the entire southern West Bank, which depends on the connection to the north through Bethlehem on Highway 60, to the east of which the Efrat settlement is located.
“While the people of Israel set their sights on the release of the hostages and an end to the war, the Netanyahu government is operating ‘on steroids’ to establish facts on the ground that will destroy the chance for peace and compromise,” Peace Now said.
“It is now clear that military action alone will not bring a solution to the conflict or security to Israel, and that ultimately we will have to reach an agreement with the Palestinians. The Netanyahu government is harming Israeli interests and torpedoing the only solution that can bring us security and peace.”
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