January 13, 2024
Israeli forces raid Nur Shams refugee camp in the city of Tulkarm, West Bank on January 04, 2024. [Nedal Eshtayah – Anadolu Agency]
The Israeli army reportedly continued night raids Saturday in parts of the occupied West Bank, Anadolu Agency reports.
According to the Palestinian news agency, WAFA, the targets of the raids were the cities of Hebron, Nablus, Bethlehem and Qalqilya.
Following the announcement by the army that “three armed Palestinians trying to infiltrate the Adora Jewish settlement near Hebron were killed,” raids were conducted in parts of the city.
The army claimed that an armed group of Palestinians attempting to infiltrate the settlement opened fire on Israeli security forces, resulting in the killing of three individuals.
Israeli Army Radio announced earlier that an Israeli was injured and taken to the hospital in the incident.
The military, accompanied by military vehicles, focused on the towns of Idhna and Surif near Hebron.
There is no information regarding casualties or detentions during the raids.
The army also entered two towns and one village south of Nablus, conducting raids on houses.
Separately, in another raid in Qalqilya, youngsters set car tires on fire in an act of resistance against the army.
Since the start of the Gaza war on Oct. 7, the Israeli army has intensified its military operations in the West Bank, increasing attacks and raids on cities, towns and camps.
Unprecedented surge' in settlement activity in West Bank since war on Gaza
January 10, 2024
Israeli troops enter Nablus during a raid on the occupied West Bank city on January 10, 2024 [ZAIN JAAFAR/AFP via Getty Images]
In the three months since the war on Gaza was launched there has been an “unprecedented surge in settlement activities, including the construction of outposts, roads, fences, and roadblocks initiated by settlers”, Israeli rights group Peace Now has said.
In a report published last week, the group said: “Settlers persist in seizing control of Area C in the West Bank, further marginalising the Palestinian presence.”
This, along with roadblocks “prevent Palestinians from accessing main roads in the West Bank, and barriers are erected along these roads to impede Palestinian movement and presence in various buffer zones.”
“The permissive military and political environment allow the reckless construction and land seizure almost unchecked, with minimal adherence to the law. The result is not only physical harm to Palestinians and their lands but also a significant political shift in the West Bank,” the rights group added.
Since 7 October, Peace Now has documented the establishment of nine new illegal outposts, 18 illegal roads paved or authorised by settlers, the return of settlers to Amona, an illegal outpost which was evacuated in 2017 after the Supreme Court ruled it had been built illegally and without Israeli government authorisation on privately-owned Palestinian land in 1995.
Peace Now added that “a significant portion of the outposts and roads are located on private Palestinian land.”
All outposts and settlement activity in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem is illegal under international law and has been deemed an impediment to peace.
Map of new outposts, roads, and land taken over by the Settlers since 7 October [PeaceNow]
Israel settlers burn olive trees in West Ban
January 11, 2024
Palestinian farmers inspect the damage done to their olive trees that were cut down by Israeli settlers [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]
Settlers yesterday set fire to olive trees owned by Palestinian Najeh Harb from the village of Kafr Ad Dik, west of occupied Salfit.
Harb reported that the settlers also set fire to an agricultural room in the Jufa area in the northern part of the village, and burned several mature olive trees nearby.
He added that this was the fifth assault by the settlers on his land, in an attempt to force him out and occupy
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