A Palestinian young man Mahmoud Ibrahim al-Haroub 18-year-old was shot in the head by Israeli occupation forces in the town of Dura, south of al-Khalil. Despite being rushed to the hospital in critical condition, al-Haroub succumbed to his injuries. Another Palestinian was also injured during the gunfire.
Following al-Haroub’s martyrdom, the number of Palestinian lives lost in the occupied West Bank and al-Quds has risen to 636 since October 7, including 147 children, with thousands more injured.
Wide-scale vandalism reported in the town of Tammoun, north of the occupied West Bank, during an overnight raid by Israeli occupation forces. pic.twitter.com/aMrN2Rvu4n
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) August 20, 2024
The town of Dura was raided by Israeli occupation forces, igniting intense confrontations between local youth and the occupying forces. Live ammunition, tear gas, and sound grenades were used against protestors defending their town.
Israeli occupation forces have set fire to several shops and caused significant damage during a raid on Tammun town, north of the occupied West Bank. pic.twitter.com/fBiJeGMuL0
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) August 20, 2024
Elsewhere in the occupied West Bank, the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades – Jenin Brigade engaged in armed confrontations with Israeli occupation forces in the town of Jaba’, resulting in the detonation of explosive devices targeting occupation forces.
اشتباكات عنيفة مع قوات الاحتلال في بلدة طمون قضاء طوباس pic.twitter.com/zXiCYWBoiv
— القسطل الإخباري (@AlQastalps) August 20, 2024
IOF also conducted raids in various other towns and cities, including Kafr Abbush, Ras Atiya, Hajja, Qibya, Ni’lin, and Tubas.
In the village of Kafr Abbush, south of Tulkarm, local sources reported that IOF stormed several homes, searching and vandalizing their contents. Residents were interrogated, and surveillance camera recordings were seized. Additionally, the headquarters of the Fatah movement in the village was also targeted, with its contents destroyed, though no arrests were reported.
Breaking | Israeli occupation forces storm the city of Dura, west of Hebron. pic.twitter.com/ZiP7K94CD9
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) August 19, 2024
Israeli forces also stormed the town of Ras Atiya, south of Qalqilya; the town of Hajja, east of Qalqilya; the village of Qibya, west of Ramallah; the town of Ni’lin, west of Ramallah; and the city of Tubas.
Source: Agencies (edited and translated by Al-Manar English Website)
