Friday, December 20, 2024 – The West Bank
Additional reading
‣ Item out of Shomrim website: Colonist Soldiers in the West Bank.
Raids and arrests
During the night, Israeli forces raided Rujeib, Kafr Qallil, Birzeit, Al-Bireh, Nablus, Balata refugee camp, Al-Yamun, Silat al-Harithiya, Silat ad-Dhahr. During the day they raided Husan, Marda, Beit Furik, Deir Istiya, Burin, Tulkarm, Jericho. Official number of arrests not mentioned. At least 12 reported arrests.
Army attacks against Palestinians
1. Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus – night raid and confrontations.
2. Silat al-Harithiya, west of Jenin - night raid and confrontations.
3. Husan, west of Bethlehem – raid and confrontations.
4. Beit Furik, east of Nablus – confrontations. 15-year-old wounded by live fire.
5. Deir Istiya, north-west of Salfit – live fire at person with special needs.
Palestinian attacks against colonists and other Israelis
1. Jerusalem – terrorist stabbing. A 74-year-old woman stabbed by a Palestinians, alleged nationalist background. She is in severe condition.
Colonist attacks against Palestinians
1. Marda, north of Salfit – colonists set mosque on fire and spray hate slogans.
2. Kardala, northern Palestinian Jordan Valley – stones thrown, damage to Palestinian vehicle.
3. Al Mu'arrajat, north-west of Jericho – new colonist outpost, fifth in number.
Sources
Addameer, Al Jazeera, Amar Assadi Telegram, BBC, Colonization & Wall Resistance Commission, Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs, DCI - Palestine, Democracy Now, Genocide in Gaza, Haaretz, HRANA - Human Rights Activists News Agency, IDF (Israel Defence Forces), International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, Jordan Valley Activists, Letters of American healthcare workers who worked in Gaza, Local Call, Looking the Occupation in the Eye, Masafering (Outside the Herd), Matan Golan, Middle East Eye, Ministry of Public Health – Gaza, Ministry of Public Health - Lebanon, OCHA Lebanon, OCHA OPT, Palestine Datasets, Palestine Red Crescent Society, Palestinian Health Ministry, Quds News, Reuters, Rosa News, South Hebron Mountain Activists, Ta'ayush, Tasnim News Agency, Tech for Palestine, The Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), The Washington Post, UNICEF, Wafa News Agency, West Bank Notifications, WHO, yNet, Zirat War
