Two wounded, two arrested in Israeli army raid in West Bank
Two Palestinian women have been wounded and two brothers detained during an Israeli army raid in Kafr Qaddum, east of Qalqilya in the occupied West Bank.
The Wafa news agency is reporting that “Israeli forces stormed the Juma’a family home, assaulting Fadwa Juma’a and her daughter-in-law, Sireen Juma’a, before arresting the two brothers, Qusay Juma’a and Rif’at Juma’a.”
Palestinian families displaced by Israeli settler attacks in occupied West Bank
Three Palestinian families have been forced from their homes due to Israeli settler attacks on a Bedouin community in the occupied West Bank, Wafa is reporting.
The families, from the al-Hathroura Bedouin community in the Khan al-Ahmar area, east of occupied East Jerusalem, fled due to ongoing hostility from settlers, including assaulting residents, stealing property, and harassing shepherds, all under the protection of Israeli forces, officials said.
Two other families from the community have also fled in recent weeks due to the attacks.
In other acts of settler hostility in the occupied West Bank, groups of settlers stormed the northern area of Kafr Qaddum village, east of Qalqilya, under the protection of Israeli soldiers who then clashed with residents, injuring two women and arresting two men, Wafa reported.
In a separate incident, Israeli settlers bulldozed land belonging to Palestinian residents in the town of Turmus Ayya, north of Ramallah, as they continued with work on a road linking to an Israeli settlement for a second consecutive day.
Israeli forces disrupt children’s choir performance at occupied East Jerusalem theater
Israeli forces stormed the Al-Hakawati Theatre, the Palestinian national theatre in occupied East Jerusalem, disrupting a children’s choir performance on Sunday.
The Israeli security forces were acting on the orders of the country’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir. The theatre’s director said the event was disrupted for no apparent reason.
In a post on X, the Palestinian embassy in Cyprus shared footage of the incident, adding that Israeli forces “often resort to closures, threats, and extremist attacks against Palestinians who are unable to express themselves artistically”.
Israeli forces raid West Bank towns near Jenin
Israeli military units have entered two towns in the Jenin area this evening, searching homes and businesses, the Palestinian news agency Wafa reports. Troops deployed through Anin and Meithalun, detaining and questioning several young residents while seizing surveillance equipment from commercial shops.
