Israeli settlers carry out further attacks on Palestinians in occupied West Bank
Israeli settlers have carried out attacks on Palestinians east of Ramallah and northwest of Nablus in the occupied West Bank. Wafa news agency reported that illegal settlers, under the protection of Israeli forces, opened fire and stormed grazing lands south of the village of al-Mughayyir, east of Ramallah.
A Palestinian family was attacked before a military patrol raided their farm. The village has repeatedly come under attack from settlers. Four foreign activists who had been present to document the attacks and support residents were arrested.
In a separate incident, a group of Israeli settlers attacked a farmer on his land in the al-Masoudiya plain, northwest of Nablus, evicting him with a warning not to return and telling him they had seized his land. The area has also come under frequent attack by Israeli settlers.
Israeli forces kill Palestinian child near Ramallah
A 14-year-old Palestinian boy has been killed by Israeli gunfire in the village of al-Mughayyir, east of Ramallah, according to the Wafa news agency.
Israeli forces entered the village, triggering confrontations during which live ammunition was fired at residents. The boy, identified as Mohammed Saad Na’san, was shot in the back and chest.
Israeli forces also assaulted worshippers as they left al-Mughayyir West Mosque after Friday prayers, firing stun grenades and tear gas.
Israeli military helicopter crashes during recovery operation near Bethlehem
An Israeli military helicopter crashed during a recovery operation near Bethlehem in the southern occupied West Bank, according to the Israeli army.
The Times of Israel reported the military as saying that a Black Hawk helicopter went down while being airlifted after making an emergency landing because of bad weather.
During Friday’s recovery operation, the damaged helicopter was being carried by another aircraft using a cable when it became detached and crashed to the ground. No injuries were reported.
Israeli Air Force chief Tomer Bar has ordered the establishment of a military investigative committee to examine the incident, the report said.
Breaking | An Israeli military helicopter crashes during an evacuation operation near Bethlehem in the southern West Bank. pic.twitter.com/RbsscYn9U8
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Far-right Israeli MP attacks foreign activists in occupied West Bank: Report
A far-right Israeli MP has stormed a gathering of Palestinian Bedouins north of Jericho in the occupied West Bank and attacked several foreign activists, the Wafa news agency is reporting.
Zvi Sukkot, a settler activist who is a member of Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s Religious Zionist party – part of Israel’s governing coalition – stormed the gathering in the al-Auja area north of Jericho.
The activists were at the gathering to show support for the Palestinians and defend their rights amid ongoing settler attacks in the occupied West Bank.The incident came hours after Israeli forces arrested four foreign activists near the village of al-Mughayyir, east of Ramallah.
