WEST BANK (Palestine Foundation Information Center) The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) continued their raids and violations in different areas in the West Bank and Jerusalem while wreaking havoc and vandalism on Palestinian property.
The IOF raided the West Bank cities of Nablus, Jericho, Bethlehem, Al-Khalil, and Jerusalem.
The IOF confiscated Palestinians’ vehicles amid the humiliation of their owners in the cold weather at military checkpoints, blocking traffic and the movement of citizens.
Meanwhile, fanatic Jewish settlers uprooted 450 olive and almond seedlings in Deir Sharaf town, west of Nablus.
The owner of the land, Gazi Anteri explained that this is the fourth time settlers uprooted trees from his land in the past two years. They have destroyed 99, 102, and 200 trees in the past three times respectively, he said.
The IOF raided different neighborhoods in the abovementioned cities, conducted field investigations with its residents, and wreaked havoc inside their houses.
In Jericho, the “Al-Baidar” organization for defending the rights of Bedouins reported that settlers stormed the Arab Mlihat community in the Al-Ma’rajat area, west of Jericho, assaulted the residents and attempted to run over their sheep.
In Bethlehem, IOF carried out raid and arrest campaign in Husan town, west of Bethlehem city, in southern West Bank, arresting about 30 citizens, 18 of whom were children detained as hostages to pressure their relatives to turn themselves in to the IOF.
Meanwhile, Jewish settlers attacked olive fields in the village of Battir, west of Bethlehem, and uprooted about 300 trees.
In Al-Khalil, the IOF opened fire at a Palestinian vehicle southeast of the city of Al-Khalil, wounding a man and preventing ambulance crews from reaching him.
In Occupied Jerusalem, a number of citizens were injured after Israeli police stormed Shufat refugee camp, northeast of the city while assaulting citizens and their property and firing rubber and live bullets.
A Palestinian woman was injured by rubber bullets while a young man sustained bruises as Israeli troops severely beat him. A number of citizens also suffered from suffocation as a result of inhaling tear gas, while the Israeli occupation police arrested a young man from the camp.
Local sources indicated that Israeli police stormed a number of Palestinian commercial stores, confiscated some of its goods, and imposed financial fines on their owners.
