Palestinian woman shot in head; IOF raids across West Bank continue
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Israeli occupation forces raid the West Bank and al-Quds and assault and injure civilians, while detaining others in widespread attacks.
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Activists take part in a protest against the Israeli settler violence as they gather in the West Bank town of Beit Jala, Friday, Nov. 14, 2025 (AP)
Israeli occupation forces carried out multiple assaults on Palestinians across several areas of the occupied West Bank and in al-Quds on Saturday evening.
A young Palestinian woman was shot in the head with a bullet and rushed to the hospital, while others suffered from tear gas inhalation after soldiers fired gas and stun grenades during a raid on the town of Dura, south of al-Khalil.
The IOF also stormed the villages of ‘Awarta and Tell, south of Nablus, where they opened live fire and fired toxic gas canisters. Meanwhile, in the Jenin area, Israeli occupation forces raided the town of al-Yamun, assaulting residents and breaking into commercial shops, before carrying out additional raids in Qabatiya and Kafr Dan.
Additionally, Israeli settlers attacked four Palestinians traveling in a car near Beituniya, west of Ramallah, chasing the vehicle into the mountainous area near the neighboring town of Beit ‘Ur. The fate of the Palestinians involved remains unknown.
In occupied al-Quds, Israeli occupation forces raided the town of Kafr ‘Aqab and stormed several commercial shops.
'Israel' carries out widespread raids, arresting 15 Palestinians
Earlier on November 15, Israeli forces carried out a series of raids and arrests, detaining at least 15 Palestinians in Nablus, Qalqilya, and Ramallah, targeting the homes of several young men and released detainees.
In Nablus and nearby areas, Israeli occupation forces raided the Old Askar refugee camp, detaining Fajr Behnjawi, Mohammad Jalal Abu Salem, and Mohammad Salama, while additional incursions took place in the village of Madama south of the city, where Bassam Wajih Qatt, Qassam Mohammad Ziadeh, and Ahmad Amer Nassar were also detained. In Beit Furik, east of Nablus, Israeli occupation forces detained Mahmoud Hussein Nasrallah Hannani after raiding his family home.
In Qalqilya, the IOF carried out a wide incursion into the Kafr Saba neighborhood, assaulting several Palestinian youths despite the cold and rain while detaining several others.
In Ramallah, two Palestinian youths were detained after a raid in the town of Beit Rima, northwest of the city, where the IOF used heavy stun grenades and tear gas, generating widespread fear among residents.
OHCHR warns of 'wider pattern' of rising Israeli violence in West Bank
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has issued a warning over intensifying violence in the occupied West Bank, citing a surge in settler-led attacks and complicity of Israeli occupation forces.
In a November briefing, the OHCHR condemned “abhorrent” scenes of masked Israeli settlers carrying out arson attacks against Palestinian villages. The agency voiced deep concern that these incidents are part of a “wider pattern” of escalating violence, raising serious questions about accountability and protection under occupation.
According to the OHCHR, the attacks underscore a deteriorating security environment, especially as settler violence appears to be emboldened, in some cases with support or acquiescence from Israeli security forces.
Displacement, demolitions, forced transfer
The rights office also highlighted a growing strategy of dispossession and displacement. The OHCHR pointed to the construction and expansion of illegal settler outposts, the demolition of Palestinian homes, and a campaign that risks consolidating “annexation".
These practices, it warned, are deeply at odds with international law.
The surge in violence has come at a significant human cost. The OHCHR reported a sharp rise in killings, harassment, and displacement among Palestinian communities. Earlier this year, the agency had already condemned “unlawful lethal force” by Israeli occupation forces in areas such as Jenin, warning that many victims of Israeli violence were unarmed.
The Office emphasized that "Israel", as the occupying power, has an obligation under international law to protect Palestinians.
Palestinian child succumbs to injuries
Palestinian child Aysam Jihad Labib Naser, mentioned in the OHCHR report, was martyred on Tuesday, a month after inhaling tear gas fired by Israeli occupation forces in olive groves near the West Bank village of Beita. At the time of the attack, eyewitnesses described how the child began convulsing and suffocating when the IOF started dispersing olive pickers with gas grenades, despite eyewitnesses saying the pickers posed no danger to the soldiers.
"They simply threw gas in every direction," one eyewitness said
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, reiterated that attacks against Palestinians and their property must stop, and those responsible must be held to account.
"Israel" must end its unlawful presence in the occupied Palestinian territory, including by ceasing immediately all new settlement activities, and evacuating all settlers from the occupied Palestinian territory, the report added.
"Palestinians’ right to self-determination must be realized," the report underlined.
