Israel raids UNRWA-affiliated schools in occupied East Jerusalem
Israeli Ministry of Education employees accompanied by police officers forcibly entered six schools affiliated with UNRWA, the UN aid agency for Palestinians, and announced plans to close the facilities.
Abir Ismail, director of UNRWA’s information office, denounced the raids in the occupied East Jerusalem neighbourhoods of Shuafat, Silwan, Sur Baher and Wadi al-Joz as a violation of international law.
“This procedure represents a violation of the right of Palestine refugee children to receive education, and threatens to deprive hundreds of children of their basic right to education within their country,” Ismail said in a statement.
“If we are forced to close, the consequences will be dire, as the children will be deprived of their basic right to education, which will exacerbate their suffering and negatively affect their future.”
This year, Israel banned UNRWA from operating on Israeli land, including in Israel-occupied East Jerusalem. The UN said the agency would continue to provide services in all of the Palestinian territory.
Israeli forces detonate Palestinian home in West Bank’s Jenin camp: Report
Israeli forces have blown up a Palestinian home in the Jenin refugee camp, where they have been carrying out a raid for more than two months, according to the Wafa news agency.
Meanwhile, forces set off tear gas in the Wadi Burqin area about 5km (3.1 miles) west of the camp, the report said.
As part of their ongoing operation in Jenin, Israeli forces have destroyed an estimated 600 homes, Wafa said.
Israeli forces carry out raids in occupied West Bank
Palestinian news agency Wafa is reporting several Israeli raids across the occupied territory. Israeli forces stormed the city of Qalqilya, in the northwest of the occupied West Bank. The army also raided the Khallet al-Amoud area east of Nablus.
Since January, Israel has carried out a military crackdown in the West Bank that has forcibly displaced thousands of Palestinians.
Israeli forces ‘detained over 10,000 Palestinians’ from Gaza since start of war
The Palestine Center for Prisoners’ Studies is reporting that Israeli forces have arrested more than 10,000 Palestinians from Gaza during the war. A large number of them were released after investigation and detention for various periods.
At least 40 Palestinians died due to torture, medical neglect, starvation and abuse while in detention.







