Israeli forces carry out raids, arrest 10 in West Bank villages
Israeli forces have carried out a familiar series of overnight and early-morning raids in the occupied West Bank, according to the Wafa news agency. During the operations, it reports, they:
- stormed into numerous homes in Deir Abu Mishal village, near Ramallah, and arrested four people, including two 15-year-old boys;
- stormed the Balata and al-Ein camps, as well as Balata village, near Nablus, and arrested six people;
- brought military patrols into the city of Tubas;
- stormed the village of Jorat al-Shamaa and raided a home, without making any arrests; and
- stormed the city of Qalqilya and fired stun grenades, also without making any arrests.
Child among three Palestinians wounded in Israeli gunfire in occupied West Bank: Report
Israeli forces have stormed central Ramallah in the occupied West Bank and fired stun grenades as well as live shots towards people, according to the Wafa news agency. The shots wounded three people, including a 12-year-old child who was hit in the back, the agency reports.
It cites the Palestinian Red Crescent Society as saying its crew transferred the child to the hospital.
Tensions rise in Ramallah as Israeli raid escalates
An Israeli military raid in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah appears to be escalating. Live footage from the city, carried by Al Jazeera, showed armed Israeli forces stationed on a building and near one of their military vehicles, amid explosive-like sounds in the background.
A crowd of Palestinians have gathered near where Israeli forces are positioned, some apparently throwing stones, the footage shows. At least one Palestinian man, apparently injured, is seen being taken away by an ambulance.
Ramallah raid part of ‘daily life of Palestinians’
Xavier Abu Eid, former communications director for the Palestine Liberation Organization, has said the tense raid in Ramallah has been ongoing for at least a few hours, with Israeli forces storming currency exchange shops in the city earlier.
The raid is happening in a very central area of Ramallah, home to three major schools and a market, Abu Eid told Al Jazeera from the city. “This is part of the daily life of Palestinians,” he added, noting that Israel is conducting a show of force to remind residents “who is actually ruling here”.
