Palestine Foreign Ministry calls for action over Israeli gating of towns in occupied West Bank
The Palestinian Foreign Ministry has called for international action to compel Israel to remove iron gates from Palestinian towns in the occupied West Bank.
In a statement on X, the ministry said the latest gate had been unilaterally installed by Israeli authorities at the entrance to al-Eizariya, a town bordering occupied East Jerusalem.
It said there were now nearly 1,000 such gates in towns across the occupied West Bank, condemning the structures as barriers that cut off Palestinian communities and “suffocate our people”.
“These gates violate the unity of the occupied Palestinian territories and the geographical integrity of the State of Palestine, blatantly infringing on the rights of Palestinian citizens to freedom of movement, access to their livelihoods, healthcare and educational facilities, fulfillment of their needs, and visits to their relatives,” the statement said.
Israeli forces launch more West Bank raids, bulldoze Palestinian lands
Israeli forces have launched more raids across the occupied West Bank over the past hours, with some of the latest incursions focusing on towns in Nablus.
Local media reported that clashes erupted with Israeli soldiers in the village of Qusra, located south of Nablus. Israeli forces fired sound bombs during another raid on the town of Kafr Qallil in the same area.
Several homes were also raided where cameras and recordings were confiscated in the village of Surra, west of Nablus, where a demolition notice was also posted. In Tulkarem, Israeli army vehicles bulldozed Palestinian land.
The Israeli army claimed in a statement that its forces found a handmade rocket in the village of Kafr Nima, located west of Ramallah.
Two Palestinians killed during Israeli raid in occupied West Bank
Israeli forces have killed two Palestinian men during a raid in Qalqilya in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Civil Affairs Authority says.
The bodies of the men – aged 41 and 34 – have been withheld by Israeli forces.
Palestinian shot during Israeli raid on occupied West Bank’s Nablus
A young Palestinian man has been shot and wounded by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank amid ongoing raids on Nablus. Local sources cited by the Wafa news agency said Israeli military vehicles stormed the town of Qusra, firing live bullets, sound bombs and tear gas. The wounded man has been transferred to a medical centre for treatment, but his condition is unclear.
