Protesters rally against Israel’s war on Gaza in the occupied West bank, East Jerusalem
Palestinian and Israeli activists gather near Beit Jala in Bethlehem Governorate, occupied West Bank, to hold a silent demonstration protesting against Israel’s war on Gaza
Israeli forces raid Ramallah-area towns
Palestinian news agency Wafa is reporting that the Israeli military has conducted raids in Beit Liqya and el-Bireh, near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank.
Citing local sources, Wafa said Israeli troops fired tear gas at Palestinian youth who tried to stop the army’s incursion into Beit Liqya. In el-Bireh, Israeli forces fired live ammunition after they stormed the city from the illegal Israeli settlement of Psagot.
Palestinians in the West Bank have faced a wave of intensified Israeli soldier and settler violence for months in the shadow of Israel’s war on Gaza.
CPJ condemns Israeli army attack on DW crew in Ramallah
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has condemned an Israeli military attack on journalists with German broadcaster Deutsche Welle in the West Bank city of Ramallah.
Sara Qudah, CPJ’s regional director for the Middle East and North Africa, said the journalists were “threatened at gunpoint and fired on with tear gas by Israeli soldiers, despite clearly identifying as press”.
“Targeting journalists is unacceptable and must be thoroughly investigated,” Qudah added.
Deutsche Welle said its senior international correspondent, Fanny Facsar, a DW cameraman and a local colleague were in Ramallah to report on the risks journalists face when Israeli soldiers pointed their weapons at them.
“All three wore protective gear clearly marked ‘PRESS.’ Nevertheless, the soldiers fired tear gas, hitting the group, but no one was injured,” the broadcaster said. The incident took place during a massive Israeli raid in Ramallah this week that left dozens of Palestinians injured.
🚨 "CPJ condemns the attack on the DW crew in the West Bank, where journalists were threatened at gunpoint and fired on with tear gas by Israeli soldiers, despite clearly identifying as press. Targeting journalists is unacceptable and must be thoroughly investigated." -- Sara… https://t.co/RRfFBBQqYG pic.twitter.com/eI74FIHmoS
— Committee to Protect Journalists (@pressfreedom) August 29, 2025
