Palestinian teen killed in Israeli raid on West Bank as settlers rampage

In the latest violence against civilians in the occupied West Bank, a Palestinian teenager has died from wounds sustained in an Israeli military raid on a Palestinian teenager’s camp in Nablus, as a fragile ceasefire in Gaza leaves little hope for Palestinians in the destroyed enclave.

Mohammed Ahmed Abu Haneen, 18, died on Friday from wounds sustained in the Israeli raid, according to the Wafa news agency.

Additionally, Israeli forces stormed the West Bank’s Aqaba town, north of Tubas, and made several arrests in Hebron and Tal earlier today.

In the West Bank, according to the Israeli army, 44 Palestinians were detained last week. According to a military statement, Israel wanted all those detained and carried out operations in various areas of the territory. Additionally, troops seize weapons and conduct interrogations during the operations, according to the statement.

Mohammad al-Hallaq, 10, was fatally shot by Israeli forces last week while playing football in Hebron’s Ar-Rihiya.

Since October 7, 2023, more than 1, 000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank, including occupied East Jerusalem, according to the UN.

According to the UN, 206 boys and 7 girls make up the majority of the victims, with 206 of them children. At least seven people with disabilities and 20 women are also included in the total. Palestinians who passed away in Israeli custody during the same time are not included, according to the UN.

Nearly 2, 000 Palestinian detainees who were released from Israeli jails who were reportedly showing signs of abuse have been helped by the United States-brokered Gaza ceasefire agreement.

Numerous Palestinian bodies that have been returned show signs of torture and execution.

Israeli settlers have been systematically destroying Palestinian property near Ramallah, destroying it daily with impunity, in addition to the military’s ongoing crackdown on the occupied territory.

This morning at dawn, settlers in Deir Dibwan, east of the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, set fire to a number of Palestinian vehicles, according to Wafa. In the village of Beit Iksa, northwest of Jerusalem, Israeli farmers were also attacked by Israelis as they were preparing to harvest olives.

A Palestinian woman was picking olives in Turmus Aya, Israel, when she was brutally assaulted on Sunday.

Afaf Abu Alia, 53, was the victim of a brain hemorrhage as a result.

One Palestinian witness told Al Jazeera, “The attack started with about 10 settlers, but more settlers continued to join.” By the end, the army would have protected 40 people, according to one analyst. We couldn’t defend ourselves because we were outnumbered.

In the occupied West Bank over the past two years, settlers have attacked Palestinians nearly 3, 000 times, according to UN data from the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

The occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, has also experienced a sharp escalation in violence since October 7, 2023, according to UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees.

According to UNRWA, “the increasing annexation of the West Bank is consistently occurring in a gross violation of international law,” referring to the expansion and recognition of illegal Israeli settlements.

US enacts law governing Israel’s annexation.

Senior US officials have been adamant it won’t happen under their watch after the Israeli parliament approved a bill to formalize the occupied West Bank on Wednesday.

In response to the growing opposition to an Israeli parliamentary motion that seeks to officially annex the occupied Palestinian territory, US President Donald Trump declared on Thursday, “Israel is not going to do anything with the West Bank.”

Trump stated earlier this day in an interview with Time Magazine that the US is firmly opposed to an Israeli annexation. “It won’t occur,” he said. It won’t occur. Because I promised to the Arab nations, it won’t happen. And now, you can’t, Trump remarked to Time.

While in Israel, US Vice President JD Vance also claimed that Trump’s policy is to keep the West Bank from being annexed by Israel and that the parliamentary vote in favor of annexation was a “very stupid political stunt” that he “personally” took some insults from.

Source: Aljazeera