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What is happening in the occupied West Bank?

There have been several raids and attacks by Israeli forces and Israeli settlers across the occupied West Bank overnight and this morning:

  • Israeli forces stormed the town of Saniriya, south of Qalqilya, and Qabatiya, south of Jenin.
  • The Wafa news agency reported that settlers attacked Palestinian homes late on Saturday night near the village of al-Maniya, southeast of Bethlehem.
  • Israeli forces arrested three Palestinians, including a father and son, during a raid in Nablus and the Balata refugee camp.
  • Israeli forces arrested three more Palestinian men from Marda, north of Salfit, after storming the village and assaulting residents.


‘There must be accountability’ after deadly Israeli settler attacks: UK

The British consulate in Jerusalem has condemned the killing of two Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, stating in a post on X: “Extremist settlers face no consequences for their actions.”

On Friday, Israeli settlers beat to death Sayfollah Musallet, a 20-year-old US citizen, and fatally shot another Palestinian, Mohammed Shalabi, in an attack north of Ramallah.

Israeli forces have killed at least nine US citizens since 2022, including veteran Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh.


Israeli forces bulldoze more Palestinian land near Jenin

Israeli bulldozers have continued to level farmland in the village of Raba, located east of Jenin in the occupied West Bank, for a second day. The aim is to make preparations for a military road near the Jabar al-Masalma area on the outskirts of the village, according to local officials quoted by the Wafa news agency.

Israeli authorities had earlier issued orders to confiscate Palestinian land around the village, which spans 2,700 hectares (6,670 acres) and is home to about 5,000 people.

Wafa also reported that Israeli soldiers stormed the town of Turmus Aya, northeast of Ramallah, and closed the only exit from the town of Tuqu, southeast of Bethlehem.


Israeli settlers launch more attacks across occupied West Bank

The head of the village council of al-Maniya, located southeast of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, was quoted as saying by Wafa news agency that Israeli settlers established a new outpost on Palestinian land.

This comes a day after another settler attack in the area, where a vehicle was burnt and solar energy cells used by residents for power generation and to get water to livestock were destroyed.

Another settler attack was reported in Ein el-Hilweh in the northern Jordan Valley, with damage to Palestinian property.

In Deir Dibwan in Ramallah, settlers set fire to a Palestinian-owned building at dawn. A few days earlier, settlers had stolen a number of sheep in the same town.