Israeli military and settler attacks reported across the occupied West Bank
The Palestinian news agency Wafa has reported a number of Israeli military and settler attacks in the occupied West Bank today. Here is a quick summary:
- Israeli forces attacked Palestinian civilians in the town of Beit Ummar, north of Hebron, and confiscated two agricultural tractors.
- Israeli forces raided several archaeological sites in the town of Qarawat Bani Hassan, west of Salfit in the occupied West Bank.
- Israeli military forces on Tuesday carried out land-levelling operations in the village of Deir Jarir, close to Ramallah.
- Israeli settlers destroyed dozens of olive trees in the village of Kafr Malek east of Ramallah.
Israel says two rockets launched from Syria, fell in open areas
The Israeli military says alerts were activated in the occupied Golan Heights after two rockets were launched from Syria and fell in open areas. The incident marks the first attack in the Golan Heights since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in December of last year.
Israel has been regularly bombing Syrian state institutions and military installations in recent months. Israeli troops have also advanced on the ground beyond the Golan Heights.
Israeli shelling targets southern Syria
After Israel said two rockets were fired from Syria at the occupied Golan Heights, the Israeli military shelled the Syrian area of Sahem el-Golan, west of Deraa, Syria’s state-run Alikhbaria TV reports.
Rocket sirens sound in Tel Aviv after launch from Yemen
Alters have been activated in the Tel Aviv and Jerusalem area, Israeli media outlets report. The Israeli military had said it identified a missile launched from Yemen and “defence systems are working to intercept the threat”.
Israeli military says it has ‘intercepted’ missile launched from Yemen
This announcement comes after sirens sounded across several areas in Israel.
