Israeli forces raid university campuses in occupied West Bank
The Israeli army has raided the Birzeit University, north of Ramallah, in the third Israeli military raid on the oldest Palestinian higher-education institution since the start of the year. The army detained university security staff before ransacking warehouses used by student groups.
A separate raid was reported at the al-Quds University in Abu Dis, south of Jerusalem.
Israeli settlers prevent Palestinian farmers from accessing land, attack property
Israeli settlers who recently set up an illegal outpost near Yatta, south of Hebron, are preventing Palestinian farmers from working their lands, local sources have told Al Jazeera.
In Beit Fajjar, south of Bethlehem, settlers set two cars ablaze and defaced Palestinian homes with spray paint.
Settler attacks have increased to unprecedented levels, according to the UN. Israel’s far-right finance minister on Monday unveiled a five-year plan allocating about $830m to further expand Israel’s control over the occupied West Bank, which is illegal under international law. The plan has been approved by the cabinet but still requires Knesset approval within three months.
Israeli army demolishes Palestinian homes in occupied West Bank, Jerusalem
Footage posted on social media and verified by Al Jazeera’s Sanad unit shows the Israeli army demolishing a house in the Palestinian neighbourhood of Silwan, in occupied East Jerusalem.
Palestinian homes are being demolished and residents displaced as the Israeli-controlled Jerusalem Municipality pursues its policy of Judaisation of the occupied eastern part of the city to make way for Israeli settlers, a policy illegal under international law.
Palestine’s Wafa news agency also reported the demolition of three homes in Khirbet Khallat al-Farra, south of Hebron.
In the village of Husan, west of Bethlehem, the Palestinian news agency said one house was demolished, and one other received an evacuation order.
Three Palestinian detainees assaulted before release: Palestine Red Crescent Society
The emergency agency has said the incident took place at the al-Jib checkpoint north of Jerusalem, as reported by WAFA. The Palestine Red Crescent Society said it provided emergency services to the three wounded detainees, saying they had been beaten by Israeli security forces. They were taken to Ramallah Hospital.
