Israeli forces storm occupied West Bank cities of Tubas and Nablus
Amid the ongoing ceasefire in Gaza, Israeli forces have stormed the cities of Tubas and Nablus in the occupied West Bank.
In Tubas, local sources told the Wafa news agency that Israeli forces stormed the city with several military vehicles from the Tayasir military checkpoint. Soldiers were also deployed in more than one location and pursued a young man.
At the same time, in Nablus, local sources explained that Israeli forces stormed the city from the at-Tur military checkpoint, with the sounds of live bullets reported.
Israeli forces stormed Nablus earlier in the day as well, arresting resident Sidqi al-Aghbar after searching his home.
Lebanon says it foiled Israeli assassination plot
The Lebanese government says it prevented an Israeli plot to carry out assassinations and bombing attacks as tensions continue to soar with Israel’s daily military strikes in Lebanon.
The Lebanese General Security Directorate, an intelligence agency, said it uncovered “a network working for the Israeli enemy that was preparing terrorist attacks, bombings and assassinations” inside the country.
The statement appears to confirm earlier reports by several Lebanese media outlets that a group of Israel collaborators was working to place bombs inside cars and motorcycles at a commemoration ceremony of slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.
Deadly 2023 Israel attack on journalists in Lebanon a ‘war crime’: UN
A United Nations rapporteur says an Israeli attack on southern Lebanon on October 13, 2023 that killed a journalist and wounded others was a war crime.
Morris Tidball-Binz, UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, told a press conference in Beirut it was “a premeditated, targeted and double-tapped attack from the Israeli forces, a clear violation, in my opinion, of IHL [international humanitarian law], a war crime”.
The attack killed Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah and wounded six others including AFP news agency’s Dylan Collins and Christina Assi, who had to have her right leg amputated.
The Israeli military has denied that it targets reporters.
