Israeli forces arrest at least 15 Palestinians in occupied West Bank raids
The Israeli military carried out a wave of overnight raids across the occupied West Bank, detaining at least 15 Palestinians, while homes were demolished and Israeli settlers stormed others, according to Palestinian sources.
- In the towns of Silwad and al-Mazra’a al-Gharbiya near Ramallah, six young men were detained after Israeli forces raided and searched their homes. Another Palestinian was arrested in the al-Balou’ neighbourhood of el-Bireh, and his vehicle was confiscated.
- Palestinian sources also confirmed that Israeli forces stormed Barta’a, north of Jenin, and carried out a similar campaign of raids and arrests in Askar camp.
- Israeli settlers also escalated attacks on Palestinian land and property. In the Shallal al-Auja area, north of Jericho, settlers stormed Palestinian homes. Bulldozers linked to settlers continued to level farmland between Aqraba and Qabalan, south of Nablus.
- In occupied East Jerusalem, Israeli forces gave a Palestinian family just one hour to remove their belongings before demolishing their home in the town of Hizma.
- Footage verified by Al Jazeera documented widespread destruction in the al-Manshiyya neighbourhood of Nur Shams camp, where Israeli forces bulldozed streets and damaged homes.
Israeli settler seen shooting West Bank activist freed from house arrest
Israeli settler Yinon Levi, who shot and killed Palestinian activist Awdah Hathaleen in the occupied West Bank, was released just days after the attack.
Meanwhile, Israel continues to hold Hathaleen’s body, prompting 60 women from his village to go on a hunger strike.
Israeli soldiers destroy water tank and pipeline, seize generator near West Bank’s Tubas
Israeli forces have targeted critical infrastructure used by Palestinians east of Tubas in the northern Jordan Valley, according to the Wafa news agency.
Mutaz Bsharat, who is in charge of monitoring Israeli activities in the Jordan Valley, said forces demolished a 1,000-cubic-metre (35,314-cubic-ft) metal water tank belonging to a farmer.
Soldiers also destroyed an 800-metre-long (2,624ft-long) water pipeline owned by another resident.
Moreover, Israeli troops stormed Khirbet Yarza village, seizing a residential tent and its contents.
A power generator that serves the Yarza Village Council was also confiscated.
Several people wounded in Israeli settler attack near Salfit
Several people have been wounded in a settler attack in the western area of Deir Ballut town, west of Salfit, in the occupied West Bank.
Wafa news agency reported that a group of settlers attacked Palestinians in the area with pepper spray, causing burns to their faces and eyes.
