Tuesday, October 29, 2024 – The West Bank

The Israeli parliament (Knesset) passed a law forbidding: UNRWA activity in the West Bank. This means seriously impacting education and health infrastructures.

Raids and arrests

During the night, Israeli forces raided Beita, Qalqilya, Tammun, Bethlehem, Dheisheh refugee camp, Azza refugee camp, Al Ein refugee camp, Budrus. During the day they raided Husan, Hebron, Udala, Qarawat Bani Hassan, Nablus, Old Askar refugee camp. At least 18 Palestinians were arrested, a minor among them.

A few days ago, Battir

Army attacks against Palestinians

1. Al Ein refugee camp, western Nablus – raid and house surrounded. Confrontations. An Israeli soldier wounded. Arrest.

2. Husan, west of Nablus – raid and confrontations. Schoolchildren suffered suffocations.

3. Qusra, south-east of Nablus – olive harvesters and supporting activists were attacks. Teargas fired, suffocations. Olive harvesters’ vehicles confiscated.

4. Baqa ash-Sharqiyya, north of Tulkarm – one person wounded by live fire near the Separation Wall.

5. Qarawat Bani Hassan, west of Salfit – raid and confrontations.

6. Al Khader, south of Bethlehem – raid and confrontations. Suffocations.

7. Nablus – night raid on eastern part of town in preparation of colonist pilgrimage to Joseph’s Tomb.

8. Udala, south of Nablus – raid and confrontations.

Palestinian attacks against colonists

1. Husan, west of Nablus – incendiary bomb thrown at vehicle.

Colonist attacks against Palestinians

1. Qusra, south-east of Nablus- olive harvesters attacked.

2. Hares, north-west of Salfit – inhabitant attacked, stones thrown at him, he is beaten up and olive harvest equipment is stolen.

3. Yasuf, east of Salfit – colonists vandalize olive trees and steal olive crop.

4. Dura, south-west of Hebron – colonist blocks the way and threatens with gunfire around Abu al ‘Arqan.

5. Ein al-Beida, northern Palestinian Jordan Valley – bulldozers works preparing establishment of a new colonist outpost on land officially belonging to a local Palestinian.

6. Immatain, east of Qalqilya – olive harvesters attacked, shots fired, 2 harvesters wounded, one of them in the head.

7. Khallet Al Louza, south-east of Bethlehem – bulldozer works preparing ground for new colonist outpost.

8. Burqa, north-west of Nablus – olive harvesters attacked.

9. Kisan, east of Bethlehem – vehicle and solar panels stolen.

10. Sinjil, north-east of Ramallah – olive harvesters attacked, one of them beaten up and threatened with a knife. Money and equipment stolen, vehicle tires cut.

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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, Jordan Valley Activists (Media groups), Letters of American healthcare workers who worked in Gaza, Local Call, OCHA OPT, Looking the Occupation in the Eye, Middle East Eye, Palestinian Health Ministry, Palestine Red Crescent Society, Quds News, South Hebron Mountain Activists (Media groups), UNICEF, Wafa News Agency, WHO.