Israeli forces storm Nablus
Israeli forces have begun a raid on the city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank.
According to Wafa news agency, Israeli forces stormed the city from the at-Tur military checkpoint and reached the Al-Baqah junction. Soldiers also raided a building under construction and deployed snipers on its roof.
Israeli settlers, military attack and harass Palestinians across occupied West Bank
Amid an ongoing ceasefire in Gaza, several Israeli army operations and settler attacks have taken place in the occupied West Bank, according to the Wafa news agency,
Here are the latest updates:
- Israeli forces arrested former prisoner Muhammad Ahmad Farrukh from the town of Far’un, south of Tulkarem.
- Soldiers hindered the movement of Palestinians in the city of Qalqilya after setting up a military checkpoint at the city’s eastern entrance.
- Settlers attacked a house in the town of Huwara, south of Nablus.
- In the town of Beit Lid, east of Tulkarem, settlers, under the protection of the Israeli army, targeted the town, which led to clashes in the area.
Settlers set fire to three vehicles in the West Bank in the second such attack in hours
Israeli settlers set fire to three Palestinian vehicles in the town of Kafr Qaddum in the north of the occupied West Bank, in the second such attack in a matter of hours, Al Jazeera Arabic reports.
Abdel Qabaja, an activist against the wall and settlements, said the settlers attacked Kafr Qaddum, east of Qalqilya, leading to clashes with residents during which the settlers used live ammunition.
Qabaja said the Israeli army intervened to protect the settlers, using tear gas and live ammunition.
He said settlers burned three vehicles in the town, including a vehicle owned by Murad Ishtawi, director of the Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission office in the northern West Bank.
Earlier on Friday, settlers also attacked the towns of Beitin and Deir Dibwan, east of Ramallah, burning two vehicles and vandalising a mosque by smashing its windows.
Olive harvest season sees ‘highest level of damage’ by settlers in five years: Report
Over the past week, 60 Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians were recorded across the occupied West Bank, injuring at least 17 people and resulting in “extensive property damage”.
According to a situation report from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA), more than half of the settler attacks were related to the ongoing olive harvest.
“The 2025 olive harvest season has so far witnessed the highest level of damage and number of affected communities due to settler attacks since 2020,” the report stated.
“Israeli settlers from newly established settlement outposts in the West Bank have increasingly imposed restrictions on Palestinians’ access to their olive groves, including in areas that were previously accessible without ‘prior coordination’ with Israeli authorities,” it added.
