West Bank, MINA – Extremist Jewish settlers launched a series of attacks targeting Palestinian residents and property across the occupied West Bank overnight and at dawn Sunday, amid violent raids and arrests carried out by the Israeli occupation forces, the Palestinian Information Center reports.
According to local sources, armed settlers launched several attacks in the Nablus governorate, including a violent raid in al-Lubban al-Sharqiya where two Palestinians were stabbed and wounded and several vehicles were damaged.
Settlers also entered the village of Awarta in Nablus, where they performed Talmudic rituals at the al-Uzair shrine, while another group stormed the village of Osarin.
Israeli forces reportedly raided an apartment building and detained a young man for a while in Nablus City.
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In Jericho, settlers hurled stones at Palestinian vehicles near the illegal Mitzpe Yeriho settlement southwest of the city, while other settler groups stormed the city under military escort.
In al-Khalil, large numbers of settlers swarmed the Old City under heavy military protection, while Israeli forces imposed tight restrictions on the movement of local residents.
In east Jerusalem, thousands of settlers, including Israeli officials, gathered at the western wall plaza adjacent to the Aqsa Mosque, where they performed Talmudic rituals under heavy Israeli police protection to mark the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, amid movement restrictions on Palestinian citizens in the holy city.
In Ramallah, Israeli forces and settlers stormed the eastern area of al-Mughayyir village, northeast of the city, during which soldiers pillaged homes and kidnapped several citizens.
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Local sources reported that settlers and soldiers assaulted citizens and stole money and gold jewelry following raids on homes in al-Mughayyir village. They added that Israeli forces arrested at least 35 Palestinians and held them in a house they seized and used as an interrogation center in the village.
In Tubas, a citizen was taken prisoner following an Israeli raid on homes in the town of Aqaba. Israeli forces also carried out raids in other areas of the West Bank, with no reported arrests.[]
Mi’raj News Agency (MINA)
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