Sunday, February 23, 2025

Raids and arrests

During the night and day, Israeli forces raided Al-Yamun, Burqa, Tulkarm refugee camp and town (28 days), Jenin refugee camp and town (34 days), Nur Shams refugee camp (14 days), Qabatiya, Kafr Dan, Silat al-Harithiya, Asira ash-Shamaliya, Nablus, Tell, Turmus Ayya, Issawiya, Beita, Bani Na'im, Rafat, Al Khader, Burqin, Kobar, Deir Qaddis, Al-Arroub refugee camp, Nu'eima, Qusra, Hebron. At least 12 Palestinians were arrested (no official data), 3 minors among them.

‣ Mohammad Mouna, journalist from Nablus, has undergone fifth prolongation of his administrative detention. Has been in custody for 20 months already.

Israel Katz, Minister of Defense in Israel’s government, as stated that Israeli armed forces will remain in the refugee camps of Jenin, Tulkarm and Nur Shams, and will not enable the return of inhabitants for at least a year.

Army attacks against Palestinians

1. Jenin refugee camp and town – a tank force joins the forces active in the town and refugee camp, as part of extending the military in the West Bank.

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2. Qabatiya, south of Jenin – raid. Auxiliary forces. Confrontations. Curfew for 48 hours. Bulldozers destroy infrastructures and parts of the electrical grid.

3. Kafr Dan, west of Jenin – military force accompanied by bulldozers at the locality entrance.

4. Silat al-Harithiya, west of Jenin – confrontations, explosive charge.

5. Al-Yamun, west of Jenin – raid, confrontations, destruction of infrastructures.

6. Tell, west of Nablus – raid, confrontations, teargas.

7. Issawiya, north-east Jerusalem – disrupted funeral of released prisoner Na’el “Ubaiyad who fell from a building roof after his release.

8. Beita, south of Nablus – raid, detentions and interrogations on the ground.

9. Al Khader, south of Bethlehem – military force fires teargas into a shop during a raid on the town.

10. Nablus – confrontations. Arrestees, one person wounded by live fire.

11. Qusra, south of Nablus – confrontations, teargas, suffocations.

12. Hebron – the army chases away workers of the Ibrahimi Mosque and prevents them from entering the building.

Demolitions and blockades

1. Kufr al-Dik, west of Salfit – second warning in 10 recent days of immediate eviction in order to implement demolition order issued a family home.

2. Container Checkpoint, east of Jerusalem – hundreds of cars stuck in a giant traffic jam after the army closed the checkpoint.

3. Asira ash-Shamaliya, north-west of Nablus – checkpoint on the road between Nablus and the locality.

Colonist attacks against Palestinians

1. Ras Al Ein, west of Jericho – colonists invaded sheep pen of an inhabitant. Retreat after confronting activists. Later a colonist trampled a sown field with his flock.