Israeli forces arrest several Palestinians in West Bank
Israeli forces are continuing to target Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. According to the Wafa news agency, this morning, Israeli forces:
- arrested four people from the town of Hizma, northeast of Jerusalem, after raiding and searching their home;
- arrested a 19-year-old from the village of at-Tahta, west of Ramallah, at dawn;
- assaulted, detained and interrogated dozens of Palestinians after a raid in the Arroub refugee camp in the governorate of Hebron;
- arrested a former prisoner from the town of Beit Fajjar, south of Bethlehem; and
- arrested two brothers from the city of Tulkarem.
Hundreds of settlers, under the protection of Israeli forces, also stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem.
Israeli forces shoot, injure Palestinian man near separation wall west of Hebron
A Palestinian man has been shot by Israeli forces with live ammunition in the city of Tarqumiyah, west of Hebron, in the southern occupied West Bank, according to the Wafa news agency.
The report said the 24-year-old was injured in the leg by Israeli bullets near the separation wall. The man was taken to hospital, where his injury was described as moderate.
Israeli minister Ben-Gvir storms Al-Aqsa Mosque compound
Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the occupied East Jerusalem, praying for “victory in the war, the destruction of Hamas and the return of the hostages”.
Under the status quo in place since Israel captured East Jerusalem in 1967, only Muslims are allowed to pray at the site, while a Waqf (Islamic trust) manages it, and Israeli forces maintain security.
Clashes as Israeli forces storm West Bank town
Clashes have broken out between Palestinian youths and Israeli forces as they stormed the town of Burin, south of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, our correspondent on the ground reports.
According to the Wafa news agency, Israeli soldiers fired live ammunition at Palestinians and their property during the clashes.
Over 11,100 Palestinians held in Israeli jails: Prisoners’ group
The Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) says more than 11,100 Palestinian prisoners and detainees are being held in Israeli prisons as of the beginning of October.
In a statement, the advocacy group said that this was the highest number of detainees since the second Intifada in 2000. “According to what was announced by the Occupation Prison Administration as of October, the number of sentenced prisoners exceeded 1,460 prisoners,” the statement read.
“The number of prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment and those against whom indictments have been filed in preparation for issuing life sentences is about 350 prisoners, of whom 303 are sentenced, and 40 are indicted for issuing life sentences,” it added.
The advocacy group added that Abdullah Barghouthi has the highest sentence after being issued 67 life sentences, followed by Ibrahim Hamed, who was issued 54 life sentences.
To date, at least 53 women have been detained, including three from Gaza and two girls. Moreover, more than 400 child prisoners have been detained in Ofer and Megiddo prisons.
