Israeli army arrests 4 Palestinians in West Bank’s Bethlehem
At least four Palestinians have been arrested by Israeli soldiers during raids on their homes in the Bethlehem governorate in the occupied West Bank, according to the Wafa news agency.
Citing security sources, the report identified the arrested men as Abdullah Barakat Abu Najma, Mustafa Suleiman Abayat, Muhammad Abu Fura, and Muhammad Ayman Kanaan.
In a separate report, Wafa said settlers stole a tent and agricultural equipment near al-Sakout in the northern Jordan Valley.
Israeli army arrests 24 Palestinians in West Bank
According to the Palestinian Prisoners’ Media Office (ASRA), at least 24 people were arrested by Israeli forces at dawn today. Here’s the breakdown:
- Six people arrested in Nablus area
- Four in Tulkarem governorate
- Four in Hebron governorate
- Eight in Bethlehem governorate
- Israeli soldiers also arrested Ibrahim Asi, the mayor of Qarawat Bani Hassan, a town in Salfit governorate
- In Nazareth, they arrested former Knesset member Hanin al-Zoabi on charges of inciting “terrorism”
Sole gateway between Jordan and occupied West Bank to remain closed to traffic: Israel
The Israeli-controlled King Hussein (Allenby) Bridge crossing’s passenger terminal – the sole gateway between the occupied West Bank and Jordan – will not be opened to traffic today in coordination with the Jordanian side, according to Israel’s Airports Authority.
Jordan’s AlMamlaka TV reported on Saturday that the kingdom would partially reopen the crossing today, allowing passengers to cross but not commercial traffic.
Israel shut the crossing on Friday, a day after a driver transporting humanitarian aid from Jordan for Gaza opened fire and killed two Israeli military personnel there.
Elderly man, his son injured by Israeli settlers in occupied West Bank
Israeli settlers have assaulted a Palestinian family in the town of Deir Jarir in the occupied West Bank, Wafa reports.
The Palestinian news agency reported that the group of settlers attacked an elderly man and his son near their home in the town about 12km (7.5 miles) northeast of Ramallah. The assaults left the men with bruising and wounds to their heads and hands, the agency reported.
The settlers also smashed the windows of a nearby vehicle.
Israeli settlers assault Palestinians in Masafer Yatta in occupied West Bank
A number of Palestinians have been attacked by Israeli settlers in a village south of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, according to our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic, quoting local sources.
The assault took place in the area of Khirbet Haribat al-Nabi in Masafer Yatta, a collection of Palestinian villages that have repeatedly been subjected to settler violence.
