What’s happening in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem?
In tandem with the near-constant bombardment of Gaza, Israeli forces are continuing violent raids across the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.
Here are some of the reports coming in:
- Israeli forces have stormed the town of Sebastia in Nablus, in the northern occupied West Bank.
- The Israeli military has stormed the occupied West Bank town of Burqin, west of Jenin, and the village of Burqa, northwest of Nablus.
- The Israeli siege of Tulkarem has now entered its 75th day, and its siege of the Nur Shams camp is now in its 63rd day.
- Israeli forces have stormed the Qalandiya refugee camp north of occupied East Jerusalem.
- The Wafa news agency, quoting local security sources, reports that a Palestinian teenager was shot by Israeli forces during a military raid on the town of Beit Fajjar, south of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, last night.
Palestinian teen severely injured in Israeli settler car-ramming attack
Defense for Children International – Palestine (DCI-P) has highlighted the case of a teenager who was deliberately struck by an Israeli settler who drove his vehicle at three Palestinians boys as they walked along a road south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank.
The child rights group said Ahmad Wisam Ahmad Odeh,16, was walking at 2:15pm on Monday along the main street in the village of Huwara when an Israeli settler accelerated their car and drove directly at the three boys.
Ahmad was launched some five metres in the air (16 feet) and 10 metres (33 feet) along the road by the force of the impact, sustaining serious injuries including a liver haemorrhage, 20 stitches in his head, and severe bruising, the rights group said.
“Under international law, Israel, as the occupying power, must protect the Palestinian civilian population from all acts of violence, including from attacks by Israeli settlers,” DCI-P’s Ayed Abu Eqtaish said.
“Yet, Israeli settlers act with near-total impunity, nearly always with full protection from Israeli authorities,” he said.
Ahmad Wisam Ahmad Odeh, 16, was walking with his friends on Monday when an Israeli settler deliberately struck him with a car. Ahmad sustained internal injuries in addition to a head wound that required 20 stitches.
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— Defense for Children (@DCIPalestine) April 11, 2025
Teenage boy shot by Israeli forces near Bethlehem
Wafa news agency, citing local security sources, reports that a Palestinian teenager was shot by Israeli forces during a military raid on the town of Beit Fajjar, south of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, last night.
The Palestinian news agency said soldiers stormed the town and fired live ammunition and sound grenades towards residents.
The boy, who is 17 years old, was shot in the foot and is receiving treatment at a hospital, Wafa reported.
Clashes erupt in northern occupied West Bank
Clashes have erupted between Palestinians and Israeli forces following a raid on the town of Beit Furik, east of Nablus.
Israeli incursions into the occupied West Bank have intensified since Israel’s war on Gaza began on October 7, 2023, with more than 10,000 detained in the past 18 months.
While global attention remains fixed on the Gaza assault, Israel is rapidly redrawing the map of the occupied West Bank. At least 40,000 people have been forcibly displaced since January.
