At least 11, including children, injured in Israeli raids near Nablus

What the report says

Al Jazeera, citing its staff, Anadolu and Palestinian medical sources, reported that at least 11 Palestinians, including four children, were injured on Friday during raids involving Israeli settlers and soldiers in and around Nablus in the occupied West Bank. The injuries were reported in Nablus’s Junaid neighbourhood, while settlers escorted by soldiers also entered Tal and areas southwest and west of Nablus. Residents said Israeli forces used live fire, stun grenades and tear gas; the Palestine Red Crescent Society said one injured person was shot in the stomach.

The report said Israeli soldiers detained at least 10 people across the occupied West Bank on Friday, including in Nablus, Tal, Salem and Bethlehem, according to Palestinian media. Al Jazeera said it verified videos showing Israeli soldiers gathered in Tal, and its correspondents reported entries into Ain al-Mazrab in Tal and al-Ameriya west of Nablus before the groups withdrew. The Israeli military said “Israeli civilians” had entered Area A, where Israeli law bars them from entering, and said they had since left the Nablus area. It also said it had received reports of vandalism at a Palestinian cemetery.

The latest incidents followed an Israeli raid on Tal on Thursday in which four Palestinian homes were seized and turned into military positions, according to the article. Al Jazeera linked the escalation to settler calls for a march on Tal after two Israelis died following a settler attack on the town last week. Four Palestinians were killed in that earlier incursion, during which homes and vehicles were set ablaze, the outlet reported.

The developments matter because they point to widening violence and movement restrictions across the West Bank. Al Jazeera also reported raids or arrests in Ramallah’s Qaddura refugee camp, Bethlehem, Anabta, Salfit and Beita.