Tuesday, December 17, 2024 – The West Bank

Killed

1. Diaa Salami, 42-years-old from Qalqilya.

2. Mohammad Alashqar, 32-years-old from Qalqilya.

Raids and arrests

During the night, Israeli forces raided Tubas, Azmut, Deir Sammit, Old Askar refugee camp, Umm Safa, Jaba', Husan, Sinjil, Al-Bireh, Al-Mazra'a al-Qibliya, Qalandia refugee camp, Tuqu'a. During the day they raided Deir Ballut, Nablus, Jayus, Nu'eima, Qarawat Bani Hassan, Yatta, Ramallah, Beit Furik, Beita, Urif, Al-Mughayyir, Zububa, Anin, Azzun, Silwan, Madama, Qusra, Rujeib, Qaffin. At least 15 Palestinians were arrested.

Beita

Army attacks against Palestinians

1. Tubas – night raid by special force, arrest.

2. Nablus – night raid by special force, arrest.

3. Yatta, south of Hebron – raid of school with teargas, suffocations of pupils and teachers.

4. Qalqilya – two inhabitants shot to death near the Separation Wall.

5. Ramallah – raid of mosque, cameras confiscated.

6. Al-Bireh- raid with teargas, suffocations.

7. Beita, south of Nablus – raid with teargas.

8. Beit Furik, east of Nablus – raid and confrontations. Suffocations.

9. Zububa, west of Jenin – raid, confrontations. One person wounded by live fire.

10. Anin, west of Jenin – raid, confrontations. One person wounded by live fire.

11. Qusra, south-east of Nablus – raid, brutal arrest of minor (wounded), live fire and teargas. 2 persons wounded by live fire, suffocations (a family caught at home).

12. Rujeib, east of Nablus – confrontations.

13. Qaffin, north of Tulkarm – confrontations including improvised explosive charge.

14. Hebron, Old City – non-violent demonstration protesting closure of the Old City is dispersed violently with teargas and stun grenades. Later, 3 persons arrested after being beaten up and wounded.

Palestinian attacks against the army

1. Awarta Checkpoint, south-east of Nablus – improvised explosive charge.

Demolitions

1. Deir Ballut, west of Salfit – farming and commercial facilities destroyed.

2. Nu'eima, north of Jericho – two guest houses demolished.

Colonist attacks against Palestinians

1. Al-Mazra'a al-Qibliya, north-west of Ramallah – vehicle attacked and vandalized.

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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.