Israeli forces arrest 40 Palestinians across occupied West Bank overnight
The Palestinian Prisoner’s Society has reported that Israeli forces arrested 40 Palestinians overnight in raids on various areas of the occupied West Bank.
Israeli forces carry out raids across occupied West Bank
Israeli forces have carried out raids in numerous locations across the occupied West Bank, Wafa news agency and our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic are reporting.
Wafa reported that four people were arrested in the city of el-Bireh, with Israeli forces assaulting the son of one of the detained men during the arrest. Two others were detained in the village of Deir Abu Mash’al, west of Ramallah, Wafa reported.
Seven people were arrested in raids on the Aqabat Jaber refugee camp in Jericho city, Palestinian sources told Al Jazeera Arabic.
Other raids targeted a house in Nilin, west of Ramallah; Balata camp, east of Nablus; a suburb south of Tulkarem; al-Tabaqa, south of Dura; and the village of al-Mughayyir, northeast of Ramallah.
Israeli forces raze land near Nablus: Report
Israeli forces have bulldozed land in the Palestinian village of al-Lubban Asharqiya, near Nablus in the occupied West Bank, in an attempt to expand the perimeter of nearby illegal settlements, the Wafa news agency reports.
They have also begun constructing a road for Israeli settlers in the area, which Palestinians will be prevented from using, Wafa says, quoting local sources.
Since the war in Gaza started in October 2023, Israeli military forces and settlers have carried out more than 38,000 attacks on Palestinians and their land or property in the occupied West Bank, according to the Ramallah-based Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission.
Stun grenade fired by Israeli forces critically injures teenager near Hebron
Israeli forces raiding the Palestinian town of Beit Awwa, near Hebron, have clashed with residents and fired stun grenades and tear gas, our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic and the Wafa news agency report.
One of the stun grenades critically injured a 15-year-old Palestinian in the head, says Wafa. The teenager, who was hit while heading to school, has been hospitalised in Hebron, according to the agency.
Meanwhile, Israeli forces also carried out a raid in Qalandiya camp, near Jerusalem, according to our colleagues on the ground.
