Key facts
- Israeli forces and settlers conducted widespread raids across occupied West Bank villages.
- Settlers, protected by the military, stormed villages, disrupted prayers, and attacked Palestinians.
- Israeli forces raided towns, refugee camps, and a UNRWA facility, leading to arrests and demolitions.
- Infrastructure, including water wells and pipelines, was destroyed in Tubas.
- Palestinian land was seized for colonial infrastructure expansion near Ramallah.
- Settler violence included damaging agricultural land and attacking homes.
Israeli forces and settlers have escalated actions across the occupied West Bank, conducting widespread invasions, demolitions, arrests, and attacks targeting Palestinians and their property. On Friday, settlers protected by the Israeli military stormed villages near Nablus, turning a house into a military outpost and preventing Palestinians from attending Friday prayers. Settlers also attacked Palestinians east of Bethlehem.
Israeli forces raided towns near Tubas and stormed the Qalandia camp, arresting at least one young man. Al Jazeera reported that Israeli soldiers intensified their offensive, raiding at least 20 towns and villages and a UN facility. They detained staff and students at a UNRWA vocational training center in Qalandia, firing tear gas and stun grenades, which sparked a fire. The Israeli army had previously swept into Qalandia overnight, deploying tear gas and stun grenades.
Demolition operations were carried out in Beita and Nilin, and military bulldozers accompanied forces in raids in Arrabeh, Jenin. Several Palestinians were detained in various locations, including Deir al-Ghusun, Balata camp, and Asira al-Shamaliya. In one incident, Israeli soldiers halted an ambulance carrying a pregnant woman, leading to a miscarriage. Settler violence included damaging olive trees and attacking homes.
In Tubas governorate, Israeli bulldozers buried artesian water wells, destroyed a water pipeline, and demolished livestock structures. Israeli forces also seized 15.342 dunams of Palestinian land near Ramallah for a security road around the Psagot colony and ordered the demolition of an apartment in Kafr Ni’ma village. In Hebron, two women and a girl were injured.