Bus carrying Israeli settlers targeted near Silwad in Ramallah

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Agencies + Al Mayadeen Net
21 Aug 2022 12:59

Israeli occupation forces close the entrances to the village of Silwad following a shooting that targeted a bus carrying Israeli settlers.

The vehicle was hit with eight bullets and sustained damage, while no injuries were reported.

Israeli media said a bus carrying Israeli settlers came under fire near Silwad, east of Ramallah, on Saturday.

According to the media, the vehicle was hit with eight bullets and sustained damage, while no injuries were reported.

Video | Media coverage: "The moment when an Egged armored bus loaded with Israeli settlers was showered with bullets last night near the village of Silwad in the West Bank. Miraculously, no injuries were reported." pic.twitter.com/grmXHyNRy9
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) August 21, 2022

Following the shooting, the Israeli occupation forces closed the entrances to the village, arrested two Palestinian women at the Beit El checkpoint near Ramallah, and assaulted Palestinians at the "Ofra" checkpoint near the entrance to Silwad.

The Israeli occupation forces intensified their deployment and set up checkpoints in many cities of the occupied West Bank after the bus shooting.

BREAKING | The Israeli occupation army in a press statement: "Shots were fired at an Israeli bus near Silwad village in the occupied West Bank
No one was injured, but the bus sustained damage." pic.twitter.com/eYymxpGdFi
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) August 20, 2022

IOF raid, close six Palestinian human rights institutions

The Palestinian WAFA news agency reported Thursday, citing local security officials, that the Israeli occupation forces stormed Ramallah and Al-Bireh, raiding the ADDAMEER (Arabic for conscience) Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, Defense for Children International – Palestine, Al-Haq, the Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC), and the Union of Palestinian Women Committees, as well as Bisan Center for Research and Development.

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After damaging and stealing their belongings, the occupation forces closed the six human rights institutions and installed iron plates on their gates, with the United Nations and several EU countries condemning the Israeli decision.

The Israeli occupation had labeled six of the organizations as "terrorist" in October, claiming they had ties to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP).