Israeli soldiers raid Bethlehem, Tulkarem in occupied West Bank
Israeli soldiers have stormed the Aqtaba suburb and Anabta town, east of the city of Tulkarem in the occupied West Bank.
Israeli forces moved towards the suburb’s main street and a major mosque, firing bullets to frighten local Palestinians, the Wafa news agency said, without reporting any injuries or arrests so far.
They also closed the eastern entrance to al-Khader, south of Bethlehem, and launched another raid in Jenin.
تحت تهديد السلاح.. لحظة اعتقال جنود الاحتلال لشابٍ قرب جبل السالمة المُهدد بالاستيطان، على أطراف قرية رابا، جنوب شرق جنين. pic.twitter.com/H8hwgXpVRm
— شبكة قدس الإخبارية (@qudsn) August 1, 2025
Translation: The moment of the occupation soldiers’ arrest of a young man near Jabal al-Salma, threatened with settlement, on the outskirts of Raba village, southeast of Jenin.
Palestinians fight off attacking settlers in West Bank village
Local Palestinian sources report that the citizens of the village of Deir Jarir, located east of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, repelled an attack by Israeli settlers.
Israeli soldiers also reportedly provided protection for the settlers, according to Wafa, which said they fired live bullets and tear gas canisters at the Palestinians. No injuries have been reported so far tonight, but a young man was wounded by a bullet during a similar incursion on Thursday.
Settlers also stormed the outskirts of Duma village in Nablus with protection from Israeli soldiers, with clashes reported.
جانب من تصدي الشبان لهجوم المستوطنين على أطراف قرية دير جرير، شمال شرق رام الله. pic.twitter.com/rQTMeZl2gf
— فلسطين بوست (@PalpostN) August 1, 2025
Israeli forces seize 13 dunams of land in Jenin village
Israeli forces have confiscated more Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank to drive Palestinians from their homes.
Landowner Jihad Amarneh told the Wafa news agency that Israeli authorities placed markings around his 13-dunam (about 3.2 acres) land owned by his family in the village of Dahr al-Abed, and began bulldozing it to pave the way for an illegal Israeli settlement.
Last week, Israeli forces began levelling streets in the nearby area of Khirbet Masoud, located west of Jenin, with the aim of expanding a pastoral settlement established in 2019.
