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At least 25 Palestinians arrested by Israeli forces in occupied West Bank

Israeli forces have stormed a number of towns and villages across the occupied West Bank, arresting at least 25 Palestinians since dawn, according to the Wafa news agency:

  • 10 in the town of Beit Ummar, north of Hebron
  • Two in the town of Idhna, west of Hebron
  • Three in the town of Dura al-Qari, north of Ramallah
  • One in the city of Ramallah
  • Five in the village of al-Mazraa ash-Sharqiya, east of Ramallah
  • Four in the city of Nablus.


Israeli army kills two Palestinian minors in occupied West Bank

Two Palestinians, aged 15 and 17, have been killed by Israeli forces in the town of al-Khader, south of Bethlehem, according to the Wafa news agency. The bodies of Ahmad Ali Asaad Ashira al-Salah and Muhammad Khaled Alian Issa, who were killed at dawn, were withheld by the Israeli army, the report said.

Violence in the occupied West Bank has escalated dramatically since the start of the war in Gaza, with near-daily reports of mass arrests, killings and settler attacks, often supported by Israeli soldiers.

According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, at least 948 Palestinians have been killed in the territory by Israeli soldiers since October 7, 2023.


Suspected car ramming attack injures eight people in Israel

At least eight people have been injured in a suspected car ramming attack at a bus stop on a highway close to the city of Kfar Yona in central Israel, according to the national emergency service.

A manhunt for the perpetrator is under way, Israeli police said in a statement, adding that the car has been located in the Beit Lid area in the Tulkarem governorate, the occupied West Bank.

Israeli media also reported that security forces have closed crossings into the Palestinian territory, including the road leading to the city of Tulkarem.


Israel confirms 8 soldiers injured in car ramming near West Bank

We have reported earlier that a suspected car ramming attack injured eight Israelis in the city of Kfar Yona in central Israel, and the manhunt was under way in the occupied West Bank where the vehicle was found.

Hamas later said the victims were Israeli soldiers and the attack was “a natural response” to Israeli crimes against Palestinians.

Israel’s army now confirmed that the casualties were soldiers, two of whom were moderately injured and six lightly.

They were evacuated to a hospital, and their families have been notified, the military statement said on Telegram.