West Bank tensions rise as Israeli forces wound Palestinian man, issue demolition notices

The Israeli army has wounded a Palestinian man during a raid on the Qalandiya refugee camp north of occupied East Jerusalem while issuing demolition notices for 10 Palestinian homes and structures in the occupied West Bank.

The Palestine Red Crescent Society said Israeli forces prevented one of its ambulance crews from reaching the injured man.

The Jerusalem Governorate said Israeli troops fired live ammunition and tear gas during the raid, with tear gas canisters igniting a fire among dense trees inside the nearby Qalandiya Technical Training Institute.

Israeli forces also raided the area around Al-Jalazone refugee camp north of Al-Bireh in the central occupied West Bank, firing tear gas during a military deployment, according to the official Palestinian news agency Wafa.

In the town of Beit Dajan, east of Nablus, Israeli forces issued demolition notices for 10 Palestinian homes and structures.

Wafa, citing Beit Dajan Deputy Council Head Tawfiq al-Hajj Muhammad, said the notices targeted residential homes and agricultural structures in the central and eastern parts of the town, including a poultry facility.

Israeli forces also raided the town of Ajja, south of Jenin, using Eitan armoured personnel carriers supported by infantry troops.

Soldiers deployed across the town and occupied the rooftops of several homes, Wafa reported, adding that no arrests or injuries were recorded.

The Israeli military did not immediately comment on the raids or demolition notices.

On Friday, Israeli occupiers backed by the army attacked the Palestinian town of Tell near Nablus, killing four Palestinians.

Two Israelis were also killed in a shooting during the confrontation, according to Palestinian and Israeli sources.

Israeli forces subsequently imposed a siege on Nablus and surrounding towns, carried out mass arrest raids and announced preparations for a large-scale military operation across the occupied West Bank.

Since October 2023, Israeli forces and occupiers have killed at least 1,182 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, injured thousands and detained around 24,000, according to official Palestinian figures.

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Source: TRT