Sunday, August 18, 2024 – The West Bank
Israelis killed
1. Gideon Peri, 38-years-old from Kedumim colony.
Palestinians killed
1. Inhabitant of Nablus district, his name not publicized, killed when a charge he carried for a terrorist attack in Tel Aviv exploded.
Raids and arrests
During the night, Israeli forces raided Hebron, Asira al-Qibliya, Sebastia, as-Samu, Nablus, Qusra, Balata refugee camp, Yatta, Tulkarm, Zeita. During the day they raided A Ram, Issawiya, Kafr Laqif, Hajja, Baqat al-Hatab, Shu’afat refugee camp, Balata refugee camp (for the second time), Abush, Kafr Jamal, Kafr Zibad, Jalbun. 26 Palestinians were arrested, including 3 minors.
Clashes and army attacks against Palestinians
1. Sebastia, north-west of Nablus - night raid and confrontations, including throwing incendiary bombs at military vehicles.
2. Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus - nigh raid with bulldozer. Confrontations. Another raid during the day. Confrontations including fire exchange and explosive charges. One woman wounded by shrapnel.
3. A Ram, north of Jerusalem - raid with teargas near the Separation Wall.
4. Shu’afat refugee camp, north-east Jerusalem - raid of Ras Al Khamis neighborhood with teargas and stun grenades. Confrontations.
Palestinian attacks against the army
1. Einav Checkpoint, east of Tulkarm - shots fired.
2. ‘Aida refugee camp, north of Bethlehem - Palestinians throw homemade bombs at a military base.
Demolitions
1. Arab Al Malihat, north-west of Jericho - an inhabitant forced to destroy a structure with solar panels that provided him with electricity.
Attacks against colonists
1. Kedumim colony, east of Qalqilya - a Palestinian attacks a colonist with a hammer, wounding him critically. Grabs his handgun, steals a car and escapes. The wounded man died several hours later of his wounds.
2. Tel Aviv (inside Israel proper) - a Palestinian carrying an 8 kilo explosive charge is blown up, apparently an accident, mildly wounds a civilian on a scooter nearby, and is killed.
3. Sinjil, north-east of Ramallah - stones thrown at a vehicle, damage.
Colonist attacks
1. Umm Nir, Masafer Yatta - colonists uproot 30 olive saplings.
2. Ain al-Hilweh, northern Palestinian Jordan Valley - colonists prevent Palestinians from taking their cattle to graze, deny them access to water.
3. Ramin, east of Tulkarm - colonists set fire to farmland again.
4. Qusra, south-east of Nablus - colonists raid the town. Confrontations with inhabitants. Soldiers fire at Palestinians. One person wounded by live fire.
5. Hebron - several colonist attacks on houses in the Old City.
6. Khirbet Yarza, east of Tubas - colonists set fire to land.
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


