‘On the rise’: Israel’s forced displacement of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank – UN
Israel’s forcible displacement of Palestinians in the West Bank is rising, the UN warns, with 14 more families ordered to leave Tulkarem city while tens of thousands are being prevented by the military from returning to their homes in the Jenin and Tulkarem refugee camps.
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) also reports in its latest situation update that Israeli settler violence and home demolitions displaced seven families in Ramallah.
A Palestinian man suffered a fatal heart attack triggered by tear gas deployed by Israeli troops during an attack by settlers on a Palestinian village earlier this week that was aided by the Israeli soldiers.
In another settler attack, six Palestinians were injured include one who was shot and later had to have their leg amputated.
And, between April 15 and 21, six Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces, including one child, in the occupied West Bank. Over the same period, two Palestinians died in Israeli custody in what the UN called “unclear circumstances”.
Thousands of settlers storm town of Kifl Haris under military protection
Thousands of Israeli settlers stormed the town of Kifl Haris, north of Salfit, in the occupied West Bank last night. Local sources told the Wafa news agency that Israeli forces had broken into the town, blocking the movement of residents in preparation for the settler incursion.
Shortly after, large groups of settlers poured into the town to perform Talmudic rituals at Islamic shrines. Witnesses added that the settlers had roamed the streets hanging racist slogans on the walls of homes and private properties.
The town of Kifl Haris has been subjected to repeated attacks by settlers who routinely desecrate Islamic shrines located there.
Israeli forces raid Nablus in early morning operation
Israeli forces have carried out an early morning raid in the northern occupied West Bank city of Nablus. Local sources told the Wafa news agency that the forces stormed the city at dawn, targeting Fatayer and at-Taawon streets.
Several homes were raided and searched during the operation, but no detentions have been reported so far.
Teenager killed in Israeli raid in Nablus
One person has been killed by Israeli gunfire during a military raid on the town of Salem, east of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank. Medical sources told the Wafa news agency that 17-year-old Abdul Khaleq Jbour was shot in the chest by Israeli forces.
