Israeli forces arrest, beat Palestinian child in occupied West Bank
The Wafa news agency is reporting that Israeli forces have raided the town of Beit Ummar, in Hebron, where they arrested a child after severely beating him.
It identified the child as Shams al-Din Saeed, but did not state his age.
Israeli settlers also wounded two young Palestinians in an attack on the town of Deir Ballut, in Salfit, according to Wafa. The settlers also set fire to three homes and fired live bullets during the attack
Large numbers of Israeli forces also raided the town of Idhna, in Hebron, and the village of Kafr ad-Dik, in Salfit, local sources told Al Jazeera Arabic.
More arrests in Hebron, Bethlehem
Israeli forces have carried out more violent raids in Hebron and Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, the Wafa news agency reports.
In Hebron, Israeli troops raided homes – several belonging to former prisoners – and rounded up three people, according to Wafa. They also broke down doors to homes in the nearby town of Idhna and defaced furniture, said the agency.
In Bethlehem, Israeli forces arrested a young man at a military checkpoint, it said.
Palestinian Authority calls for international response to Israeli raids in occupied West Bank
The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates has called on the international community to address Israeli actions in Gaza and consistent raids and settler attacks against Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian news agency, Wafa.
The report says the ministry statement comes as a “massive attack” that has targeted communities such as Jenin, Tulkarm, and the towns of Kafr ad-Dik and Burqin, west of Salfit, enters its fifth day.
In a social media post, the ministry said it had briefed “ambassadors, consuls, and representatives of more than 35 countries and international organisations” on the “extensive destruction” caused by Israeli raids in Tulkarm and Nur Shams refugee camps.
Israeli forces wound two Palestinians, arrest 14 others in occupied West Bank raids
Two Palestinians were injured and 14 others detained in Israeli military raids in the occupied West Bank amid escalating tensions in the territory, medics and local media said.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said two Palestinians were hospitalised after being injured by live fire in the town of Sair near Hebron in the southern West Bank.
Meanwhile, two young Palestinians were taken into Israeli custody in the Balata refugee camp east of Nablus after a raid on their house, the official Palestinian news agency Wafa reported.
A 16-year-old Palestinian was also detained in Sair town following clashes between residents and Israeli forces, witnesses said.
An ex-prisoner was also arrested in Tubas in the northern West Bank after Israeli forces raided his house, according to Kamal Bani Odeh, the local director of the Palestinian Prisoner Society.
Ten more people were arrested in raids in the northern city of Qalqilya and Bethlehem in the southern West Bank, Wafa said.
