Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Killed

1. Mahmoud Mitaqal Abu Al Heija, 12-years-old from Al-Yamun.

‣ Red Crescent team members in Nablus and Tulkarm are holding solidarity rallies with their in the Gaza Strip who are conducting a memorial today for the victims of the Red Crescent convoy to Tell Al Sultan in the Gaza Strip attack on March 23rd. The number of Red Crescent team members killed in the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023 has now reached 113.

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Raids and arrests

During the night, Israeli forces raided Jenin refugee camp and town (93rd consecutive day), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (87th consecutive day), Nur Shams refugee camp (74th consecutive day), Nahalin, Al-Bireh, Azzun, Sa'ir, Ramallah, Kobar. During the day they raided Beit Furik, ad-Dhahiriya, Danaba (Tulkarm), Bal'a, Al Khader, Dheisheh refugee camp, Sinjil, Bethlehem, Nablus, Al-Yamun, Kufeirit, Beit Fajjar, Turmus Ayya, Al Fawwar refugee camp, Beit Ummar, Tuqu'a. At least 80 Palestinians were arrested and detained. Most of those detained were released.

Army attacks against Palestinians

1. Kobar, north of Ramallah – raid. Arrests, detentions and on-the-ground interrogations. At least 60 detained, among them women and released prisoners. The forces retreated at noon, most detainees were released.

2. Beit Furik, east of Nablus – a raid lasted about 5 hours, ended in the morning. Confrontations, stun grenades, arrests.

3. ad-Dhahiriya, south of Hebron – raid, arrests. Forces took over a house andturned it into an army post.

4. Nur Shams refugee camp, Tulkarm – 74th consecutive day. Suspected object exploded.

5. Al Khader, south of Bethlehem – raid, confrontations. About 20 were detained, interrogated and then released.

6. Dheisheh refugee camp, Bethlehem – raid. Special forces. 2 persons arrested. Afer their arrests, confrontations broke out.

7. Nablus – raid of eastern part of town. Group of youngsters arrested, claimed they prepared explosive charges, and that one of them participated in terrorist attack on a bus. Confrontations, one person wounded by live fire. In the evening, checkpoints surrounding town were closed, after shots were reported fired at colonist vehicle south of town.

8. Al-Yamun, west of Jenin – raid, violent confrontations. Live fire. Palestinians throw grenades and improved explosive charges at army forces. A 12-year-old killed by live fire.

9. Beit Fajjar, south of Bethlehem – raid, confrontations. Soldiers beat up a child and wounded him.

10. Al Fawwar refugee camp, south of Hebron – raid, confrontations. Live fire.

11. Beit Ummar, north of Hebron – raid, arrests.

Activity of Palestinian Authority’s security forces

1. Burqin, west of Jenin – PA forces neutralize an explosive charge meant to damage Israeli military vehicles.

Demolitions and blocking

1. Al Jib, north-west of Jerusalem – bulldozers destroy a large industrial structure.

2. Hares, west of Salfit – farmlands destroyed, olive trees uprooted between Hares and Kifl Hares.

3. Jenin – installation and locking of iron gates at entrances to Jenin refugee camp.

Palestinian attacks against colonists

1. Beit Einun, north of Hebron – colonist vehicle runs into a wall after being stoned near the village.

2. Elon More, south of Nablus – colonist reported shots at his vehicle between Itamar and Elon More colonies. Later it was made clear that the shots fired were criminally motivated.

3. Husan, west of Bethlehem – Palestinians attack colonist vehicle with incendiary bombs.

Colonist attacks against Palestinians

1. Sinjil, east of Ramallah – crowding of colonists in two foci at northern and southern parts of the town. Vehicles and farming equipment were set on fire, while bulldozers worked to build a wall on Road 60.