Israeli troops round up Palestinians in West Bank village after shootout involving settlers
Israeli troops detained more than 40 Palestinians and turned a house into an interrogation center after a shootout killed four Palestinians and two soldiers.
- On Saturday, Israeli forces detained more than 40 Palestinians in the town of Tell, near Nablus, following Friday's deadly shootout near the illegal Havat Gilad settlement that killed two Israeli soldiers and four Palestinians.
- Friday's incident occurred in "Area A," where Israeli civilians are barred from entering under Israeli law; Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz ordered a "wide-scale military operation" across Palestinian villages in response.
- Mayor Walid Zidan reported that around 70 villagers were detained at a field interrogation center in Tell, with around 10 to 12 released so far; at least 48 arrests were confirmed across the West Bank on Saturday.
- Prime Minister Netanyahu vowed to take "powerful action" including home demolitions, while Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir stated the operation aims "to thwart terrorism, ensure the security of Israeli civilians and prevent further escalation."
- Recent months have seen sharp increases in attacks by Israeli settlers on Palestinian villages, as Netanyahu's office confirmed plans to accelerate construction of illegal settlements across the West Bank.
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Photos show the aftermath of settler violence in the West Bank and strikes in Gaza
Israel's military pressed on with operations in Gaza and the occupied West Bank as civilians grappled with the consequences of the conflict. In the West Bank, a deadly confrontation in the village of Tell left four Palestinians and one Israeli…
Israeli troops arrest dozens of Palestinians after deadly gunfight
Israeli troops carried out sweeping raids in several Palestinian towns and villages across the West Bank overnight and into Saturday, arresting dozens of people following a deadly gunfight in which two Israelis and four Palestinians were killed, the IDF and Palestinian officials said. In addition, settlers set up four illegal outposts near the area where...
More than 70 Palestinians were detained by Israeli forces in raids in the West Bank on Saturday, following clashes between Israeli settlers and Palestinians in the town of Tell.
The situation deteriorated in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, July 25, the day after an incident in the village of Tell, near Nablus, which left four Palestinians and two Israelis dead. Between Israeli army raids, government reprisals, and repeated provocations by radicalized settlers, the territory is on the brink of conflagration.
Palestinian stands in front of the burning car after Israeli settlers attacked in the village of Sarra, near Nablus, in the West Bank, this Saturday (25). At the bottom, the Israeli settlement of Havat Gilad. AP The Israeli army claimed to have detained more than 70 suspects in the occupied West Bank between Friday night and Saturday (25). Prisons occur one day after an escalation of violence in the territory leaving two Israeli soldiers and fou…
Israel detains more than 70 suspects after deadly violence in the West Bank
Israel's military says it detained more than 70 suspects across the occupied West Bank overnight and on Saturday, a day after troops deployed across the territory following violence that left four Palestinian villagers and two Israeli soldiers dead.
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