Israeli army raids, settler attacks continue in occupied West Bank
As it continues its attack on Iraq and Lebanon, the Israeli army is targeting Palestinian homes and carrying out arrests in the occupied West Bank.
Israeli settlers have also continued to carry out attacks on Palestinian property and expand settlements. Israeli forces carried out a raid in the city of Qalqilya, and closed the entrances to several towns, including Sinjil, north of Ramallah. Wafa news agency reported. Israeli forces also arrested a man from Deir Istiya as he was trying to repair a water meter broken by Israeli settlers last week.
Israeli settlers set fire to a poultry farm belonging to a Palestinian in a village east of Bethlehem, while another group worked to expand settlement activity by paving a road in the village of al-Mughayyir, northeast of Ramallah.
Residents of Palestinian villages in Israel questioning whether ‘defence systems designed to protect them’
One recent missile attack has been making the news because Israel’s defence systems failed to intercept it. The missile hit the Zarzir village in northern Israel, which has already been subject to Israeli demolition orders and building restrictions.
According to sources, the missile fell in a residential area, causing major damage. At least 80 people were transferred to hospitals. Cars were also burned and 300 homes damaged. That’s a huge number compared with what we’ve normally seen during the war.
People in the village are raising questions about whether Israel’s defence systems are actually designed to protect them. We are either talking about a situation where defence systems have been overwhelmed by the continuous strikes from Hezbollah and Iran, or where not all Palestinian villages inside Israel are being protected.
At least 2,975 people in Israel injured in attacks
Israel’s Health Ministry says at least 2,975 people have been injured in attacks since the US-Israeli war on Iran started on February 28.
Almost 20,000 civilian units damaged by US-Israeli attacks on Iran: Red Crescent
Iran’s IRNA is reporting, quoting the head of Iran’s Red Crescent Society, that “24,531 civilian units have been damaged in various sectors of which 19,775 units are residential”.
The report added that:
- 4,511 business units have also been damaged, which could have significant economic and livelihood consequences for residents.
- 69 schools have been damaged as well as 195 teachers and students injured.
- 16 Red Crescent centres damaged in addition to 21 rescue and relief vehicles and 19 ambulances.
