Israeli Actions Spark Violence, Displacement Across West Bank and Gaza
Translated & summarized from Al-Shams by baba
Six Palestinians were killed and others injured in Israeli strikes in Gaza on Thursday. In the West Bank, Israeli forces arrested dozens, demolished homes displacing over 100 people, and settlers attacked farmers. The Israeli military also continued a 44-day siege on the Red Ras community and closed a Palestinian club in Jerusalem. New tenders were announced for 91 settlement units in Qalqilya.
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- Six Palestinians were killed and others injured in Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip on Thursday.
- Dozens of Palestinians were arrested in the West Bank, including farmers in the Hebron area.
- Israeli forces demolished five residential buildings in Biddu, displacing 105 Palestinians.
- At least eight Palestinians were injured in settler and army attacks in the West Bank.
- Settlers set fire to dozens of ancient olive trees in Burqa village.
- New tenders were issued for 91 settlement units in the Oranit settlement near Qalqilya.
A significant escalation of Israeli military operations, arrests, home demolitions, and settler violence occurred across the West Bank, Jerusalem, and Gaza on Thursday. In Gaza, six Palestinians were killed and others injured by Israeli airstrikes and gunfire in various areas. One strike near Al-Shati refugee camp killed three Palestinians, while another in central Gaza resulted in one death. A woman was killed by Israeli army fire in Khan Younis, and a child died from gunfire in Al-Bureij camp.
Israeli forces conducted widespread arrests in the West Bank, detaining approximately 30 Palestinians in the Deheisha camp near Bethlehem and at least 22 others in Hebron, Qalqilya, Nablus, and Ramallah. In Hebron, arrests focused on the Masafer Yatta area, including farmers harvesting olives. Israeli forces also confiscated agricultural equipment and vehicles in Yatta and detained women, seizing mobile phones.
In the West Bank, Israeli forces demolished five residential buildings in the town of Biddu, near Jerusalem, displacing 105 Palestinians. The demolitions, justified as being for unlicensed construction, occurred without prior warning. A house was also demolished near Nablus, and another in Salfit. The memorial for Qusai Maatan in Burqa village was destroyed, and olive groves were bulldozed in Jenin for the expansion of the Ganim settlement.
Settler violence also led to injuries, with at least eight Palestinians hurt in Salfit, Jericho, Nablus, and Tulkarm. Three were injured in Salfit while harvesting olives, and three more in Jericho during attacks on Bedouin communities. The Israeli Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission reported 13 settler and army attacks in 12 hours, including the burning of olive trees and physical assaults on farmers.
In the Jordan Valley, the Red Ras community has been under Israeli army siege for 44 days, forcing 24 families to leave. In Jerusalem, the Israeli National Security Minister ordered the closure of the "Sons of Jerusalem" club. Meanwhile, tenders were issued for 91 settlement units in the Oranit settlement on Qalqilya land.
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