Israeli forces storm Turmus Aya in the occupied West Bank
Local sources told the Wafa news agency that soldiers stormed the town, drove their vehicles through the streets, and stopped and searched an unspecified number of residents’ vehicles. So far, no arrests have been reported.
At the same time, Israeli forces are continuing to raid and search homes in the town of al-Mughayyir, northeast of Ramallah, for the third day in a row.
Israeli forces arrest head of al-Mughayyir village council in West Bank
After three days of consecutive raids on the al-Mughayyir village in the occupied West Bank’s Ramallah, Israeli forces have arrested Amin Abu Alia, the head of the local council.
Israeli soldiers first arrested his son after they raided his house and informed the family that he needed to surrender himself. Abu Alia then said during a live broadcast on Facebook that he would surrender, and was taken by Israeli forces at the entrance to the village.
Israeli forces have so far raided dozens of homes, seized vehicles parked in front of them, and bulldozed large areas of the eastern plains of the village, which were mostly planted with olive trees, according to the Wafa news agency.
Israeli army uproots 3,100 Palestinian trees to ‘improve defence’
A village council in the occupied West Bank says Israeli forces have not only been attacking Palestinians and their properties, but also destroying farmland. More than 3,000 trees have been uprooted in a matter of days.
The Israeli army says it was done to “improve defences”. But it fits a broader pattern of increased violence against Palestinians and their property.
