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Israeli settler attacks displace families in occupied West Bank

Israeli settlers have forced a Palestinian family to leave the village of al-Auja, north of Jericho, in the occupied West Bank, according to the Wafa news agency.

Wafa quoted local sources as saying the family was displaced from the Bedouin community of Shalal al-Auja about a week ago and sought refuge in al-Auja, but was forced to leave again due to repeated settler attacks.

The Al-Baidar human rights organisation said ongoing harassment by settlers has displaced dozens of families from the area.

Separately, Wafa reported that Israeli forces closed the Bab al-Zawiya area in Hebron to secure a settler incursion into a site settlers claim is archaeological, forcing shops to close and residents to leave the area.


Israeli forces arrest 13 Palestinians in occupied West Bank

Israeli forces arrested 13 Palestinians, including a girl, during raids across the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian Prisoners’ Media Office (ASRA).

ASRA said on Saturday two people were arrested in the Jenin governorate after Israeli forces stormed the Jabal Abu Dhahir area of Jenin, including a girl.

In the Qalqilya governorate, Israeli forces carried out raids in the town of Azzun, arresting 11 residents.


Israeli settlers attack home south of Nablus

The Israeli military forced a Palestinian resident to carry out the demolition of an industrial facility south of Qalqilya in the occupied West Bank, according to the Wafa news agency.

The report cited local sources on Saturday as saying Israeli forces compelled the demolition of a marble factory located east of the town.

The facility covered an area of about 300 square metres (3,230sq feet) and sustained material losses estimated at more than $26,000, under the claim that it had been built without a permit.

Separately, Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian home in the town of Qusra, south of Nablus. Settlers targeted a house in the Ras al-Ein area west of the town, before residents confronted them and forced them away. No injuries were reported.

The Ras al-Ein area has been subjected to repeated settler attacks in recent weeks, amid attempts to establish a settlement outpost in the area.


Two children wounded by Israeli forces in West Bank’s Jalazone camp

Israeli forces have stormed the Jalazone camp, near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, and clashed with residents, reports the Wafa news agency. Israeli forces opened fire in the camp and wounded two children, aged 15 and 16.

During earlier raids today, Israeli forces rounded up 13 Palestinians, most in the town of Azzun in Qalqilya governorate.


Israeli forces arrest two children, fire tear gas in latest West Bank raids: Report

Israeli forces have carried out several more raids in the occupied West Bank, spanning the governorates of Nablus, Qalqilya, Jenin and Ramallah.

According to Wafa news agency, Israeli forces:

  • Raided the village of Beita, near Nablus, and fired bullets and tear gas, sparking clashes with residents
  • Arrested three young men in the town of Azzun, near Qalqilya
  • Arrested two teenagers in the town of Aboud, near Ramallah
  • Raided a neighbourhood in Jenin and several nearby villages, where they stormed into a home and set up a military checkpoint


Israeli forces arrest two Palestinians in occupied West Bank

Israeli forces have arrested two Palestinians in the village of Kharsa, southwest of Hebron, the Wafa news agency reports. The troops detained the men after Israeli military vehicles rammed the car they were travelling in.