Israeli forces demolish 2 West Bank homes
Israeli forces have demolished the homes of two Palestinians in the occupied West Bank – one in the town of Anata, near Jerusalem, and the other in the village of Marj al-Ghazal near Jericho, according to Wafa news agency.
Photos shared by Wafa show the house in Anata reduced to mounds of rubble. The demolition is part of a pattern of weekly home demolitions and eviction notices in the area, according to a Jerusalem governorate statement cited by Wafa.
Al-Quds Brigades targets Israeli forces in Jenin
The Jenin battalion of the al-Quds Brigades – the armed wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad – has targeted Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank, our colleagues on the ground are reporting. The battalion said it targeted Israeli forces with an explosive device during their raid on the village of Silat al-Harithiya.
Jenin has emerged as a flashpoint in the West Bank as Israel escalates its attacks on the Palestinian territory.
Israeli settlers fence off more land in northern Jordan Valley
The al-Maleh village council head has told the Wafa news agency that Israeli settlers are cutting off access to more agricultural land they seized from Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
Fencing now extends from the Tayasir military checkpoint in the northern West Bank towards the al-Burj area, Mahdi Daraghmeh said, in addition to thousands of dunams of grazing and agricultural areas seized in recent weeks.
One dunam is equal to 1,000 square metres or about 0.25 acres.
More details on Israeli military’s siege of Beit Ummar
The Israeli army has imposed a full curfew on the town of Beit Ummar in the occupied West Bank, while continuing its siege, according to the Wafa news agency.
As we reported earlier, Israeli soldiers last night detained dozens of the town’s residents, who were questioned and held for several hours. Wafa put the number of detainees at around 150, while the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) said on Telegram that 200 people had been targeted.
Mohammed Awad, a local media activist, said that Israeli forces, who introduced a full curfew yesterday after declaring Beit Ummar a closed military zone, have stopped ambulances, vehicles and residents from moving around the town.
Israeli troops seized more than 15 properties and positioned snipers on the roofs, according to Awad, who added that stricter Israeli patrols have stopped people from going to the town’s mosques.
There are also reported to be tight restrictions on roads towards the city of Hebron as well as in the surrounding area.
