Sunday, December 8, 2024 – The West Bank

Raids and arrests

During the night, Israeli forces raided Hajjah, Qalqilya, Nablus, Balata refugee camp, Surda, Old Askar refugee camp, Tulkarm, Beit Furik, Anabta. During the day they raided Shuqba, Burka, Al Khader, Yatma, Jabel Mukaber, Azzun, Kafr Qallil, Beita, Al-Mughayyir, Qusin. At least 12 Palestinians were arrested, a woman among them.

Army attacks against Palestinians

1. Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus – night raid with bulldozer. Snipers on roof tops, confrontations and damage to infrastructures.

2. Yatma, south of Nablus – raid and confrontations.

3. Qalqilya – raid and confrontations. 4 persons wounded by live fire, 2 minors among them.

Palestinian attacks against the army

1. Nablus – shots fired at the army post on Mount Gerizim.

Demolitions and blocking

1. Silwan, East Jerusalem – demolition orders issued to several houses.

2. Hares, north-west of Salfit – entrance blocked.

A billboard on Ramallah-Nablus road that reads: "There is no future for Palestinians"

Colonist attacks against Palestinians

1. Beit Furik, east of Nablus – colonists try to attack. Inhabitants confront them. As the colonist retreat, the army attacks the Palestinians.

2. Farkha, south-west of Salfit – colonists break into a farming structure, vandalize its contents and steal equipment.

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Sources: Addameer, Al Jazeera, Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs, DCI - Palestine, Democracy Now, Haaretz, IDF (Israel Defence Forces), International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, The Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), Jordan Valley Activists (Media groups), Letters of American healthcare workers who worked in Gaza, Local Call, OCHA OPT, Looking the Occupation in the Eye, Masafering (Outside the Herd), Middle East Eye, Ministry of Public Health, Lebanon, Palestinian Health Ministry, Palestine Red Crescent Society, Quds News, South Hebron Mountain Activists (Media groups), UNICEF, Wafa News Agency, WHO.