Thursday, August 8, 2024 – The West Bank
Raids and arrests
During the night, Israeli forces raided Sarra, Dura, Jamma'in, Surif, Kufr al-Dik, Habla, Al Bireh. During the day they raided Madama, A Ram, Anata, Beita, Beitunia, Beit Sira, Hajja, Arraba, Rummanah, Al Mughayyir, Zububa, Tayibe, 'Anin, Silat al-Harithiya, Burqa, Udala. At least 9 Palestinians were arrested.
‣ Sheikh Ekrima Sa'id Sabri, 85-years-old, a preacher at Al Aqsa Mosque, arrested last Friday, has been distanced by edict from there for half a year.
Clashes and army attacks against Palestinians
1. A Ram, north of Jerusalem - all entrances to the town blocked, merchants forced to close shop, teargas fired. One person wounded by live fire. No arrests.
2. Al Mughayyir, north-east of Ramallah - farmers coming to restore their land east of the village were forcibly chased away by soldiers.
3. Madama, south of Nablus - raid with teargas, all entrances to the village blocked. Martyrs memorial vandalized.
Demolitions
1. az-Za'ayyem, east of Jerusalem - a villager was forced to demolish his own home of 80 sqm., inhabited by 7 persons.
2. Deir Ballut, west of Salfit - concrete mixer confiscated during construction works.
3. Dura, south of Hebron - home of the March Gan Yavneh stabber exploded as collective punishment.
Colonist attacks
1. Ni'lin, west of Ramallah - expansion of outpost situated on town’s land.
2. Susya, Masafer Yatta - colonists steal harvested wheat at Wadi A Rakhim, colonist minors chase away Palestinian shepherds.
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
