Israeli forces detain over 200 Palestinians in West Bank raids
Israeli security forces carried out a series of raids across the occupied West Bank, detaining more than 200 Palestinians in the Tel area near Nablus over the course of a week. The operation was described by the Israeli army as a crackdown on "terror" activity, with soldiers also seizing cash and equipment.
Earlier overnight raids in multiple governorates resulted in the detention of seven Palestinians, including two children, and the arrest of teenagers in Tubas, Nablus and Bethlehem. Israeli military jeeps roamed Ramallah, using tear‑gas inside a supermarket, while settlers assaulted a Palestinian couple on farmland in the al‑Zarqa area of Beitillu and erected a twelfth illegal outpost in the past week.
In parallel, Jewish extremist groups carried out more than 23 attacks in the West Bank within 24 hours, setting fire to property, vandalising cemeteries and injuring a 10‑year‑old boy in the village of Ebu Felah. Settlers also cut a water line serving the Han el‑Ahmer area of East Jerusalem and expanded illegal settlement outposts. Since the start of the Gaza conflict in October 2023, the West Bank and East Jerusalem have seen over 1,182 Palestinian deaths and roughly 13,000 injuries.
Entities: Al Jazeera · Binyamin Netanyahu · Israeli army · Israeli military · Israeli settlers · Palestinian children · Palestinian civilians · West Bank · Yisrael Katz
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- [○ 1 SOURCE] Jewish extremist groups carried out more than 23 attacks in the West Bank within 24 hours, wounding a 10‑year‑old child in Ebu Felah. (Palestinian sources)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Israeli forces used tear‑gas inside a supermarket in Ramallah. (Palestinian local sources)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Israeli settlers erected a new illegal outpost, the 12th in seven days. (Palestinian local sources)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Seven Palestinians, including two children, were detained in overnight West Bank raids. (Palestinian local sources)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Israeli settlers assaulted a Palestinian man and his wife on farmland in the al‑Zarqa area of Beitillu. (Palestinian local sources)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Israeli army detained over 200 Palestinians in the Tel area near Nablus within a week. (Israeli army statement)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Since October 2023, over 1,182 Palestinians have been killed and about 13,000 injured in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. (Palestinian official data)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Israeli settlers cut a water line supplying the Han el‑Ahmer area of East Jerusalem. (Israeli army statement)