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SvennoJ on 26 June 2025
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Israeli forces carry out arrest campaigns across the occupied West Bank

The Israeli military has stormed several areas across the occupied West Bank over recent hours, including:

  • The city of Qalqilya, where raids have been launched and arrests carried out
  • The towns of Azzun, east of Qalqilya; Qabatiya, south of Jenin; and Kafr Malek, east of Ramallah, where arrest campaigns have been carried out
  • The village of Tal, west of Nablus

Palestinian Authority (PA) security forces have also surrounded a house inside the Far’a refugee camp in Tubas, according to Al-Aqsa TV.


Israeli sniper shoots 13-year-old three times, 30th child killed in West Bank this year

Rayan Tamer Anwar Houshyeh was killed by the sniper on Wednesday afternoon in the occupied West Bank town of al-Yamoun after he peeked over a wall during an Israeli military incursion, a leading child rights group reports.

The 13-year-old “looked over a stone wall in an alley near the Omar Ibn Al-Khattab Mosque to observe nearby Israeli forces” and was shot by the sniper from a distance of 50 to 60 metres (164 to 196 feet), said Defense for Children International – Palestine (DCI-P).

He was struck by bullets in the neck, abdomen, and thigh, the group said.

“Israeli soldiers entered Rayan’s hometown, killed him without a second thought, and no one will be held responsible. This is Palestinian childhood today,” DCI-P’s Ayed Abu Eqtaish said in a statement.

Rayan’s killing marks the 30th Palestinian child killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank so far this year, DCI-P added.



Police free Israeli suspects detained over deadly attack on Palestinian village

Israeli police have released five Israeli settlers arrested in connection with a deadly assault on the occupied West Bank village of Kafr Malek on Wednesday, in which three Palestinians were killed.

Israel’s Haaretz newspaper reports that the suspects were taken to a nearby police station, before officers released them and informed them they were no longer suspects in the case. No other suspects have been arrested in connection with the deadly attack.

On Thursday, the United Arab Emirates issued a statement condemning the attack and calling on the Israeli government to “assume full responsibility, condemn these hostile practices and hold the perpetrators accountable”.

“The UAE stressed that failure to act will be seen as tacit approval that will only further deepen the cycle of hatred, racism and instability,” the statement said.




Palestinian doctor killed by Israeli strike on tent in southern Gaza

The Israeli military has bombed a tent housing displaced Palestinians in the al-Mawasi area of southern Gaza, killing at least two people, our Al Jazeera Arabic colleagues report, citing a source at the Nasser Hospital.

A Palestinian doctor, along with his niece, were killed in the strike, according to the Palestinian Information Center.