Two Palestinians killed in occupied East Jerusalem
Israeli forces have killed two Palestinian teenagers in the occupied East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Kafr Aqab, according to the Wafa news agency.
The report said Palestinian Red Crescent Society crews treated two serious injuries from live ammunition during the forces’ raid on Kafr Aqab, and they were transferred to the hospital. Later, the Ministry of Health announced the two teenagers, Amr Khaled Ahmed Al-Marbou, 18, and Sami Ibrahim Sami Mashayekh, 16, had died of their injuries.
The Israeli forces had stormed Kafr Aqab, deployed their foot patrols in its streets, and their snipers climbed onto the roofs of several buildings and opened fire on the young men in the town, which led to the killings, Wafa said.
Israeli forces raid occupied West Bank’s Tulkarem, Salfit, Qalqilya
In addition to the deadly raid in Kafr Aqab, Israeli forces have carried out several more raids and arrests in the occupied West Bank. According to the Wafa news agency, they:
- Arrested four people in the town of Iktaba, near Tulkarem, after raiding their homes.
- Raided homes in the town of az-Zawiya, near Salfit, and carried out field interrogations.
- Raided an agricultural facility in Qalqilya and arrested a man.
Israeli settlers assault Palestinians, torch property in West Bank: Report
Israeli settlers have carried out several attacks on Palestinians and their property in the occupied West Bank last night and this morning, according to the Wafa news agency.
In one of the latest attacks, in the village of Khirbet Abu Falah near Ramallah, settlers set fire to a Palestinian’s agricultural storage room and spray-painted racist slogans on it, reports Wafa. In the town of Deir Sharaf, near Nablus, Israeli settlers also vandalised a Palestinian’s plant nursery, says the agency.
Last night, a group of Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian homes in the village of al-Majaz, near Hebron, and assaulted residents with batons and stones, according to Wafa.
Israel plans to seize major archaeological site in occupied West Bank
Israel wants to seize parts of a key Roman-era archaeological site in the occupied West Bank, a government document has revealed.
Large swaths of Sebastia could be appropriated under a plan announced by Israel’s Civil Administration, with the anti-settlement watchdog Peace Now saying the site is about 1,800 dunams (180 hectares or 450 acres) in size.
It would be Israel’s biggest theft of archaeologically significant land, according to Peace Now.
A Palestinian flag flies over the Roman historical site in the West Bank town of Sebastia, on November 20
Israeli settlers torch more Palestinian properties in West Bank
Israeli settlers have set fire to six tourist villas in the occupied West Bank, the Wafa news agency reports. The Palestinian-owned properties were under construction on a hill between the villages of al-Lubban Asharqiya and Ammouriya to the south of the city of Nablus. Sources told Wafa that the site’s guard suffered burn injuries while attempting to extinguish the flames.
A plant nursery in the town of Deir Sharaf, west of Nablus, was also vandalised by Israeli settlers, the agency said.
