West Bank violence: Israeli forces open fire during raid, settlers vandalise home
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Israeli forces and settlers have intensified attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, with military operations opening fire on refugee camps and seizing thousands of dunams of land. The raids targeted multiple towns and villages across the territory over recent days.
Palestinian media has reported land seizure, vandalism and raids by the Israeli military and settlers in the occupied West Bank:
* Israeli forces detained a Palestinian resident, Karim Asakreh, while he was passing through a military checkpoint, east of Bethlehem, on Saturday, according to Wafa news agency.
* Israeli settlers, meanwhile, vandalised Suwais family’s home and felled trees on the property in the Khalayel al-Louz area, southeast of the city.
* The Israeli military, raided the towns of Nazla al-Sharqiya and Qaffin, north of Tulkarm, at dawn in the occupied West Bank, Wafa reported.
* The military also entered Qalandiya refugee camp north of occupied Jerusalem on Friday evening, opening fire and throwing stun grenades.
* On Ramallah’s northeastern side, the army sealed off the village of Al-Mughayyir, stopping residents from getting in or out, while settlers started provoking Palestinians on farmland nearby.
* Wafa reported that Israeli authorities seized 7,498 dunams in Qabatiya, south of Jenin, under an "urgent" military order to build a road and new military tower, according to the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission.
* Israeli forces detained a Palestinian resident, Karim Asakreh, while he was passing through a military checkpoint, east of Bethlehem, on Saturday, according to Wafa news agency.
* Israeli settlers, meanwhile, vandalised Suwais family’s home and felled trees on the property in the Khalayel al-Louz area, southeast of the city.
* The Israeli military, raided the towns of Nazla al-Sharqiya and Qaffin, north of Tulkarm, at dawn in the occupied West Bank, Wafa reported.
* The military also entered Qalandiya refugee camp north of occupied Jerusalem on Friday evening, opening fire and throwing stun grenades.
* On Ramallah’s northeastern side, the army sealed off the village of Al-Mughayyir, stopping residents from getting in or out, while settlers started provoking Palestinians on farmland nearby.
* Wafa reported that Israeli authorities seized 7,498 dunams in Qabatiya, south of Jenin, under an "urgent" military order to build a road and new military tower, according to the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission.
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