A wave of Israeli occupation military raids and settler attacks swept across the West Bank on Thursday, resulting in a Palestinian injured, multiple arrests—including a journalist—and widespread unrest, according to local reports.
The incidents began at dawn when armed Israeli settlers, reportedly under the protection of Israeli occupation forces, attacked shepherds in the Manateer area of Kafr Malik, northeast of Ramallah.
The moment Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian farmers, stealing around 300 sheep in Ein Samiya, northeast of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank. Settlers also assaulted shepherds. pic.twitter.com/7CN9pjWEjP
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) August 28, 2025
This continues a pattern of escalating tensions and violence targeting farmers and shepherds in the region.
Israeli occupation forces stormed the town of Kafr Malik, northeast of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank. following an attack by Israeli settler militias on shepherds in the area. pic.twitter.com/E6AWyi7n1W
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) August 28, 2025
The Palestinian Red Crescent confirmed that a young man was wounded in the foot by live ammunition fired by Israeli enemy forces during a raid on the town of al-Ubeidiya, east of Bethlehem. He was subsequently transported to a hospital for treatment.
The Israeli operations included a significant detention campaign. In the Aida refugee camp, occupation aforces detained Shadi Badawneh, a formerly imprisoned Palestinian. Journalist Aseed Amarneh was also arrested after his home in Bethlehem was raided. Further north, in the town of Bir al-Basha south of Jenin, several others were detained.
Raids extended to numerous other towns, including Qalqilya and the nearby town of Azzun, where a house was forcibly entered. In the Hebron region, the towns of Sa’eer, Sinjar, Beit Ummar, and al-Shuyukh were also targeted. During the raid on Beit Ummar, forces stormed the home of former prisoner Wahid Abu Maria and detained a number of local youths.
Israeli occupation forces storm the city of Hebron in the occupied West Bank. pic.twitter.com/q93hHasQm8
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) August 28, 2025
In a separate incident, Palestinian Authority security forces arrested an injured youth from a hospital in the town of Attil, north of Tulkarm. The individual had been previously wounded by gunfire targeting his vehicle.
This latest surge in violence follows a major raid yesterday in Nablus, where the Palestinian Red Crescent reported over 30 injuries during an Israeli operation in the Old City that included home evacuations and an arrest.
Source: Agencies and Al-Manar English Website
