Israeli forces storm refugee camp south of Hebron
Israeli forces have stormed the Fawwar refugee camp, south of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, for the second time within hours, a source on the ground told our colleagues.
At the same time, Israeli settlers stormed the al-Auja community, north of Jericho, provoking citizens by filming and harassing them inside the community, Wafa reported.
According to a press release from Al-Baidar Organization for the Defense of Bedouin Rights, settlers’ actions are part of an Israeli policy aimed at making the occupied territory unsafe for Palestinians.
The organisation pointed out that raids on al-Auja are taking place almost daily.
Israeli settlers open fire at Palestinians in West Bank
Israeli settlers have opened fire on a group of Palestinians and their property in an attack in the town of Sinjil, northeast of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank.
Wafa reported that the attack took place as Palestinians were trying to prevent a settler incursion north of the town.
Local sources told Wafa that the settlers had fired bullets through the windows of Palestinian homes and shot at a vehicle. No casualties were reported.
Israeli forces bulldoze land southwest of Salfit
Israeli forces have bulldozed land in the western area of Farkha village, southwest of Salfit in the occupied West Bank, to expand an settler outpost.
Mustafa Hammad, head of the Farkha village council, told the Wafa news agency that the bulldozing operations were focused on the Jabal al-Batin area as part of Israel’s settlement expansion project.
Protesters in Hebron demand release of mayor
Palestinians in Hebron in the occupied West Bank have demonstrated against Israel’s arrest of its mayor, Tayseer Abu Sneineh.
Footage posted on social media and verified by Al Jazeera showed protesters in front of the city’s Municipal Council holding a banner demanding Abu Sneineh’s release, which they considered a crime against the city and its people.
Israeli forces arrested Abu Sneineh during a raid on his home on Tuesday in a move that drew criticism from the Municipal Council and Hamas, which called it “a continuation of the occupation’s brutal and aggressive approach and its targeting of all components of our people”.







