Friday, December 20, 2024 – The West Bank

Additional reading

‣ Item out of Shomrim website: Colonist Soldiers in the West Bank.

Burn the Mosque - build the Temple. Marda

Raids and arrests

During the night, Israeli forces raided Rujeib, Kafr Qallil, Birzeit, Al-Bireh, Nablus, Balata refugee camp, Al-Yamun, Silat al-Harithiya, Silat ad-Dhahr. During the day they raided Husan, Marda, Beit Furik, Deir Istiya, Burin, Tulkarm, Jericho. Official number of arrests not mentioned. At least 12 reported arrests.

Army attacks against Palestinians

1. Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus – night raid and confrontations.

2. Silat al-Harithiya, west of Jenin - night raid and confrontations.

3. Husan, west of Bethlehem – raid and confrontations.

4. Beit Furik, east of Nablus – confrontations. 15-year-old wounded by live fire.

5. Deir Istiya, north-west of Salfit – live fire at person with special needs.

6. Burin, south of Nablus – confrontations.

Palestinian attacks against colonists and other Israelis

1. Jerusalem – terrorist stabbing. A 74-year-old woman stabbed by a Palestinians, alleged nationalist background. She is in severe condition.

Colonist attacks against Palestinians

1. Marda, north of Salfit – colonists set mosque on fire and spray hate slogans.

2. Kardala, northern Palestinian Jordan Valley – stones thrown, damage to Palestinian vehicle.

3. Al Mu'arrajat, north-west of Jericho – new colonist outpost, fifth in number.

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Sources: Addameer, Al Jazeera, Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs, DCI - Palestine, Democracy Now, Haaretz, IDF (Israel Defence Forces), International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, The Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), Jordan Valley Activists (Media groups), Letters of American healthcare workers who worked in Gaza, Local Call, OCHA OPT, Looking the Occupation in the Eye, Masafering (Outside the Herd), Middle East Eye, Ministry of Public Health, Lebanon, Palestinian Health Ministry, Palestine Red Crescent Society, Quds News, South Hebron Mountain Activists (Media groups), UNICEF, Wafa News Agency, WHO.