Israeli settlers, forces assault Palestinians across West Bank

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Al Mayadeen
20 Jul 2025 05:05
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Israeli settlers and occupation forces launched violent raids across the occupied West Bank, injuring several Palestinians, storming homes, and escalating daily attacks.

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An Israeli soldier body searches a Palestinian man in the West Bank urban refugee camp of Tulkarm, Occupied Palestine, on July 6, 2025. (AP)

Israeli settlers and occupation forces carried out multiple assaults across the occupied West Bank on Saturday, injuring several Palestinians, making arrests, and causing damage to property in a continued campaign of violence.

Injuries from settler and military violence

A Palestinian youth was shot and injured by Israeli occupation forces in the town of Kafr Aqab, north of occupied al-Quds, according to the Governorate. Another young man was wounded by settler gunfire during a raid on the town of Ni'lin, west of Ramallah.

In a separate incident, settlers assaulted a Palestinian in his home, inflicting head injuries, while another young man was beaten by settlers in the town of Beita, near Nablus.

Raids and provocations across Palestinian towns

Israeli settlers also stormed several areas, including the al-Malih community in the northern Jordan Valley. In al-Khalil, settlers raided the Old City and the Ibrahimi Mosque, staging a provocative march that extended from the mosque's vicinity to the Usama Bin al-Munqidh School, which Israeli forces had previously seized and converted into a religious institute known as the Beit Romano religious school.

Occupation forces also carried out raids in the towns of Tuqu’, Dar Salah, Za’tara, and Beit Fajjar near Beit Lahm. No arrests were reported in those incursions.

Earlier in the day, Israeli forces arrested three Palestinians from the village of Muthalath al-Shuhada, south of Jenin. Troops also raided several homes, vandalizing property and searching personal belongings.

The Palestinian Prisoners’ Club reported that occupation forces arrested 17-year-old Mohammad Wael Faris Daraghmeh from Tubas after detaining him for several hours at the Hamra military checkpoint.