Israel’s military kills 2 Palestinians in occupied West Bank
Israel’s military says its forces shot dead two Palestinians whom it claims threw Molotov cocktails towards a road near the village of al-Judeira, between occupied East Jerusalem and Ramallah.
The military shared footage on X appearing to show the incident, which it said occurred last night. It said its forces sustained no injuries.
“Terrorists threw Molotov cocktails at a central civilian thoroughfare – and were eliminated within seconds last night,” a statement said.
Israeli settlers bulldoze tents, livestock pens in West Bank
A gang of Israeli settlers has stormed the Palestinian Bedouin village of Khirbet Humsa, in Tubas governorate in the occupied West Bank, and bulldozed tents and livestock pens.
In the town of Sinjil, near Ramallah, settlers attacked farmers picking olives and stole their fruit, the Wafa news agency reported.
As we’ve been reporting, Israeli forces and settlers have recently ramped up attacks in the West Bank, carrying out 2,350 attacks in October alone, according to the Palestinian Authority’s Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission.
Israeli forces fire at protest in the occupied West Bank
Israeli forces have fired live ammunition and tear gas to disperse a protest by Palestinians in Beit Lid, east of Tulkarem.
The protest was against the theft of land and property in the area by Israeli settlers in recent weeks.
Israeli troops and settlers have carried out 2,350 attacks across the occupied West Bank last month in an “ongoing cycle of terror”, according to the Palestinian Authority’s Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission.
The Palestine Red Crescent Society reports that 15 Palestinians were wounded during clashes with Israeli forces in Beit Lid, near Tulkarem, in the north of the occupied West Bank.
UN calls on Israel to ‘halt mass demolition orders’ in Palestinian village
The UN Human Rights Office in the Palestinian territory has urged Israel not to follow through on demolition orders it issued for “11 homes and vital community infrastructure” in the village of Umm al-Khair.
In a statement, the UN office said the mass demolition orders in Hebron governorate are “emblematic of an ever-escalating wave of Israeli steps to consolidate annexation of the West Bank”.
Israeli authorities have long subjected village residents to “persistent discriminatory land regulations”, while Israeli settlers “have been allowed to expand settlements” and carry out escalating ats of violence, it said.
“Time is ticking – the international community must exercise pressure to protect Umm al-Khair residents from the imminent threat of forced displacement.”
