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Assaults by Israeli soldiers become a daily reality in occupied West Bank’s Sebastia
On July 2, Khaled Azem was pulled from his car at a checkpoint in the northern occupied West Bank. Israeli soldiers beat and humiliated him, forcing him to say: “I love Israel”, while filming him on his phone, then posting it to his social media.
Azem, 25, and his brother-in-law had just left home in Sebastia, a village to the northwest of Nablus, to work on a construction site. That’s when he fell victim to one of the increasing attacks that villagers say are part of Israel’s plan to drive Palestinians out.
Israel has purportedly set its sights on Sebastia because it’s an important archaeological site believed to be among the oldest continuously inhabited places in the occupied West Bank.
Israeli forces raid town south of Jenin
Israeli forces have stormed the town of Meithalun, south of Jenin in the occupied West Bank, the Wafa news agency reports. Israeli troops were reported to have spread out at the town’s eastern entrance and around several residential buildings.
Israeli raids on towns and villages across the Jenin governorate have intensified since the start of the army’s large-scale assault on the city and its refugee camp on January 21. Much of the city is now destroyed, while thousands of families have been forced to flee.
Israeli drone attacks wound three in Lebanon
At least three people have been wounded in an Israeli raid on Naqoura, southern Lebanon. Lebanon’s Health Ministry reported that the attack was carried out by an Israeli drone.
UN criticises Israeli delays in Gaza aid clearances
The UN has reported significant delays and obstructions in coordinating humanitarian missions in Gaza, warning that Israeli security clearances are wasting “precious time” critical to aid delivery.
“On Monday, we requested to coordinate with the Israeli security service’s 16 missions, including the collection of food, medical supplies, and fuel from the two operational crossings, Kareem Shalom and Zikim,” UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said during a news conference.
Of those 16 missions, he said, four were facilitated, three denied, and four impeded but eventually fully accomplished.
He also noted that two missions were cancelled by their organisations, while others involving food and health supplies were impeded or remain ongoing.
“Efforts to coordinate humanitarian movements often drag on for hours due to the unpredictable clearances by the Israeli authorities, wasting precious time,” Dujarric said.
