Saturday, August 17, 2024 – The West Bank
Killed
1. Ahmad Waleed Abu Ara, 32-years-old from Aqabah.
2. Rafat Mohammad Dawasa, 28-years-old from Silat al-Harithiya.
Raids and arrests
During the night, Israeli forces raided Urif, Hebron, Beita, Ya’bad, Tulkarm, Danaba, Burqa, Nablus, Balata refugee camp. During the day they raided an-Nazla ash-Sharqiya, Qarawat Bani Zeid, Jit, Kafr Ni'ma, Jericho, Sa’ir, Jenin, Al-Arroub refugee camp, Jalbun. At least 8 Palestinians were arrested.
Soldiers take pictures next to detainees in the West Bank and upload them to social networks
Clashes and army attacks against Palestinians
1. Hebron - shots fired at inhabitants of Abu Sneineh (southern part of town) during the night.
2. Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus - Night raid, confrontations. Father and son arrested.
3. Jenin - drone fire 2 missiles at vehicle and kills 2 wanted men. One person badly wounded. Confrontations ensued between inhabitants and the Palestinian security forces.
4. Ya’bad, south-west of Jenin - night raid and confrontations.
5. Qarawat Bani Zeid, north-west of Ramallah - raid and confrontations.
Palestinian attacks against the army
1. Danaba, east of Tulkarm - shots fired at military vehicles during a raid.
2. Nitzanei Oz Checkpoint, west of Tulkarm - shots fired.
Demolitions
1. Issawiya, north-east Jerusalem - a family is forced to demolish its own home.
Colonist attacks
1. Qusra, south-east of Nablus - colonists congregate on the outskirts of the town, with soldiers securing them. Inhabitants organize to confront them.
2. Rujeib, east of Nablus - 6 armed and masked colonists try to enter the town. An army force chases them away and detains one of them. The police arrive 5 hours later to detain him.
3. Ras Al Ein, north-west of Jericho - colonists attack (ambush) activists, throw stones at them and beat them up with clubs. Police was summoned and did not arrive.
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
