As the Israeli occupation’s War Minister Yisrael Katz declared that occupation forces will remain stationed in the Nur Shams, Jenin, and Tulkarm refugee camps until the end of the year under his directive, Israeli occupation forces launched a new wave of violent overnight raids across multiple towns and cities in the occupied West Bank.
During these incursions, Israeli occupation troops fired live ammunition and tear gas, while armed settlers—under military protection—carried out coordinated assaults on Palestinian villages and agricultural lands, causing widespread damage.
🚨URGENT: West Bank community given 24 hours to leave by settlers
Yet another Area C community threatened with forcible transfer by both Israeli settlers and the Israeli army: the Ein Ayoub Bedouin community (Ramallah, near Deir Ammar) — 19 households comprising 102 members:
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Young Palestinian Shot in Jericho
In Jericho, Zionist soldiers shot a Palestinian youth during a raid, striking him in the upper body. He was rushed to Jericho Governmental Hospital in critical condition. The raid saw heavily armed forces storm several neighborhoods, firing live rounds throughout the city.
Raids, Arrests, and Home Invasions in Nablus
South of Nablus, Israeli occupation forces raided the town of Qusra, firing live bullets and tear gas at residents. According to local sources, two young Palestinian brothers were detained before troops withdrew.
Meanwhile, military vehicles entered the town of Sebastia in northwest Nablus and patrolled its streets without reported confrontations. In the nearby village of Naqoura, soldiers stormed homes and conducted searches.
Settlers Storm Hebron’s Old City
In Hebron, Zionist settlers, under the protection of occupation forces, stormed the Old City as part of what locals describe as a weekly “provocative march.” The Israeli occupation army simultaneously imposed a lockdown on Palestinian residents, barring access during the settler incursion.
In the southern Hebron hills, settlers attacked farmlands in the Shaab Al-Tawaneh area, releasing sheep among fruit-bearing trees in an apparent attempt to damage Palestinian crops. Local residents confronted the settlers and forced them to leave.
Under heavy protection from Israeli occupation soldiers, settlers perform Talmudic songs while storming the Old City of Hebron in the occupied West Bank. pic.twitter.com/m9g8ByA69P
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Arson and Gunfire in Villages Near Ramallah
Settler violence also reached the villages of Ramon and Deir Jarir near Ramallah, where settlers opened fire and set fire to farmland near Palestinian homes. As flames spread, Zionist forces entered the area to secure the settlers’ presence, firing flares that further exacerbated the blaze, resulting in significant property damage.
466 Settler Attacks in a Single Month
According to a report by the Palestinian Authority’s Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission, settlers carried out 466 attacks against Palestinians and their property across the West Bank in July alone. The assaults led to the killing of four Palestinians and the forcible displacement of two Bedouin communities comprising around 50 families.
Source: Al-Manar Website
