Israeli forces arrest 12 Palestinians in West Bank raids
Israeli forces have arrested nine Palestinians from the Bethlehem governorate of the occupied West Bank this morning, Wafa is reporting.
They also arrested Zarifa Yousef Daoud al-Deek after raiding her home in Kafr ad-Dik, and two brothers from Nablus, in other early morning raids.
Israeli forces assault 3 Palestinians in West Bank raid
Three Palestinians, including two elderly men, have been wounded after being assaulted by Israeli forces during their raid on the Thinnabeh suburb, east of Tulkarem in the occupied West Bank.
The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS), cited by Wafa, said its emergency teams treated all three, who suffered injuries from beatings by Israeli soldiers at dawn on Monday.
They were transferred to Martyr Thabet Thabet Governmental Hospital for further treatment.
During the raid, Israeli troops also stormed and ransacked several homes.
Palestinian officials announce closure of water pumps after settler attacks
The Jerusalem Governorate Water Utility has announced a halt in the operation of water pumping stations and wells in the Ein Samiya area, east of Kafr Malik, in the occupied West Bank, due to escalating attacks by Israeli settlers on infrastructure, the Palestinian news agency Wafa reports.
In a statement, the Palestinian governorate said it had lost all technical and administrative control over the water system after direct assaults on pumping equipment, communication systems, electrical networks and surveillance cameras.
It added that continuing disruptions to internet and telecommunications services in the area are severely affecting technical access, system restoration efforts and field crew safety.
The Ein Samiya wells directly serve 19 Palestinian communities and jointly help supply water to 14 other areas via the Ramallah Station. The water system in Ein Samiya serves an estimated 110,000 people, either fully or partially.
Surge in settler violence and demolitions in occupied West Bank
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says seven Palestinians, including a child, were killed and 115 injured in the occupied West Bank between July 8-14.
At least 30 attacks by Israeli settlers from illegal settlements were recorded during that period.
In one of the most violent incidents, two Palestinians were killed and 58 others wounded in a large settler incursion near the villages of Sinjil and al-Mazraa ash-Sharqiya.
OCHA also reported 29 Palestinian buildings were demolished that week, displacing 34 people. Since the start of the year, 796 structures have been demolished across the West Bank, displacing 779 Palestinians.
The agency warned of an escalating humanitarian crisis as attacks on people, homes and farmland intensify.
