Dozens of Palestinians arrested in Israeli raids across occupied West Bank
Israeli forces have carried out attacks on a number of locations in the occupied Palestinian territory, arresting dozens of people, many of whom were assaulted.
Twelve Palestinians, including two women, were arrested in Israeli incursions across Hebron governorate, Wafa news agency reported. Palestinian men from three generations of one family were assaulted during a raid on Fawwar camp, while three others were beaten in a separate raid south of Hebron.
Ten Palestinians were detained in the village of Amatin, east of Qalqilya, three in Bethlehem governorate, and two in a dawn raid on the Aqbat Jabr refugee camp south of Jericho.
Israeli forces also made arrests during raids on the villages of Madama and Burin, south of Nablus, leading to schools in the area being suspended for the day for the safety of students and teachers.
The Palestinian Prisoner’s Society said Israeli forces arrested and conducted field interrogations with at least 130 Palestinians across the occupied West Bank since Tuesday night, with most being released.
It described Israel’s actions as amounting to collective punitive measures, saying Israeli forces have escalated arrests and interrogations since the start of the year.
Israeli settlers attack Palestinian home in West Bank’s Sa’ir
Israeli settler gangs attacked a Palestinian home in the town of Sa’ir, northeast of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank. The mob of settlers pelted the house with stones, causing damage to the property and vehicles on Tuesday night, the Wafa news agency reported.
It was the third settler attack in the town in the past week, Wafa said. An eight-month-old Palestinian was injured in an assault on the town last month.
Israeli forces demolish Palestinian homes south of Bethlehem
Israeli forces have begun demolishing two Palestinian homes in the town of al-Khader, south of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank.
The town’s deputy mayor, Hosni Issa, told the Wafa news agency the houses belonged to two brothers and were being demolished under the pretext of lacking a building permit.
Israeli soldiers sealed off the area and prevented residents from coming near the demolition site, Issa said.
