On Saturday, July 5, Israeli forces continued their daily incursions into Palestinian towns, villages and rural areas, which have been happening every day in the West Bank since the beginning of the second intifada in September 2000, and which have escalated in both scale and intensity since October 7, 2023.
The following attacks by Israeli military units and by armed Israeli paramilitary settlers were documented by local sources on Saturday. This report does not include the numerous massacres carried out by the Israeli military in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, where Israeli forces killed 78 Palestinian civilians, many of whom were killed in tent massacres in the so-called ‘safe area’ of al-Mawasi set up by the invading Israeli military.
The following attacks were documented by local sources in the West Bank on Saturday:
10:25 pm
Israeli occupation forces stormed on Saturday evening the village of Kharbatha Bani Harith, west of Ramallah.
Local sources told Wafa news agency that an Israeli occupation force stormed Kharbatha Bani Harith, positioned itself in the center of the village, and fired live bullets and tear gas canisters. No injuries were reported.
9:37 pm
Israeli paramilitary colonial settlers attacked citizens in Kisan village, east of Bethlehem, on Saturday evening, before Israeli occupation forces stormed the village and abducted three young men.
Kisan Village Council head Musa Abayat told Wafa news agency that settlers stormed the village and assaulted residents in their homes, smashing windows and solar panels, and attempting to steal livestock.
He added: “After the blatant attack by the settlers, the occupation forces stormed the village and abducted Aref Ayesh Abayat (30 years old), Fadi Hassan Ibrahim Abayat (22 years old), and Youssef Hassan Issa Abayat (20 years old).”
9:29 pm
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed a Palestinian woman’s house in Jaber neighborhood in Hebron, south of the West Bank, on Saturday, causing her to lose consciousness and faint.
A Wafa news correspondent reported that a large number of heavily armed Israeli soldiers stormed the home of Umm Omar Jaber and attempted to arrest her son, Haitham Basem Ragheb Jaber, causing her to faint and lose consciousness as a result of extreme fear and panic. Palestinian Red Crescent Society ambulance crews transported her to the hospital.
8:48 pm
Israeli occupation forces stormed several residential neighborhoods in the city of Al-Bireh.
Local sources told Wafa news that Israeli occupation forces stormed the neighborhoods of Sateh Marhaba, Al-Janan, and Al-Shorfa in Al-Bireh, and drove their military vehicles through the streets. No arrests or raids were reported.
8:17 pm
Israeli occupation forces stormed Kafr Malik village, northeast of Ramallah, on Saturday evening.
Local sources told Wafa news that Israeli occupation forces stormed the village of Kafr Malik, raided the village cemetery, and removed Palestinian flags hanging there.
7:57 pm
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) abducted, on Saturday evening, three young men from Jenin.
Local sources told Wafa news that the occupation forces arrested two young men from their workplace in the town of Barta’a, north of Jenin, and a young man from his workplace in the town of Zababdeh, southeast of Jenin.
In a related development, Israeli occupation forces stormed the village of Deir Abu Daif, east of Jenin, and deployed their vehicles throughout the village’s streets.
Earlier this afternoon, Israeli occupation forces stormed the town of Qabatiya, south of Jenin, and posted demolition notices on the homes of killed Palestinians, including the home of the late Wael Lahlouh.
In Jenin, the occupation forces deployed infantry forces on the city’s streets, as the aggression on the city and its camp continued since January 21.
A child was injured by Israeli occupation forces’ bullets, Saturday evening, during their raid into Anza village, south of Jenin.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society reported that its crews in Jenin dealt with a 17-year-old child who was shot in the chest by live Israeli occupation forces in the village of Anza. He was transferred to the hospital, where the injury was described as critical.
Local sources reported to WAFA that the occupation forces stormed the village of Anza with several military vehicles via a dirt road linking it to the neighboring village of Sanur, and deployed its soldiers and snipers in the streets, which led to the outbreak of clashes with citizens, during which the occupation forces fired live bullets, sound bombs and toxic tear gas, which resulted in a child being injured by a live bullet in the chest. He was transferred to the emergency center in the neighboring town of Ajja, before Red Crescent ambulance crews transferred him to a hospital in Jenin due to the seriousness of his injury.
7:01 pm
Israeli paramilitary settlers attacked, on Saturday evening, the village of Jaljalia, north of Ramallah, and the town of Sinjil, northeast of the occupied West Bank.
Security sources told WAFA that a group of settlers attacked the outskirts of Jaljulia village and attempted to set fire to a citizen’s home.
The sources added that settlers attacked the “Al-Batin” area, south of the town of Sinjil, northeast of Ramallah, and residents confronted them, but no injuries were reported.
Sources reported that settlers from the colonial outpost built on Palestinian land in the al-Qala’ area, east of the village of al-Mughayyir, northeast of Ramallah, opened fire on citizens, with no injuries reported. Other settlers gathered near the entrance to the neighboring town of Turmus Ayya.
6:54 pm
A young man was injured on Saturday evening with rubber bullets, as citizens confronted a settler attack on the town of Beita, south of Nablus .
The Palestinian Red Crescent reported that a young man (22 years old) was injured by rubber-coated metal bullets in the head, while the townspeople were confronting the settlers’ attack .
Local sources reported that dozens of settlers attacked the Bir Qoza area, and local residents rushed to confront the attack.
The sources added that the settlers burned a vehicle during the attack.
6:42 pm
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) arrested a Palestinian citizen on Saturday evening at Atara military checkpoint, north of Ramallah.
Security sources told WAFA that Israeli occupation forces arrested freed Palestinian prisoner Naseem al-Barghouthi from the town of Beit Rima as he passed through the Atara military checkpoint, which is located on Palestinian land north of Ramallah.
The sources added that the occupation forces raided the “Khirbet al-Tall” area in the town of Sinjil, northeast of Ramallah, and also raided the neighboring town of Turmus Ayya, without any arrests being reported.
6:22 pm
Israeli occupation forces stormed, on Saturday evening, a number of villages east of Qalqilya district .
Local sources told WAFA that the occupation forces stormed the villages of Hajja, Baqa al-Hatab, and Sayr, east of Qalqilya, and roamed their streets, without recording any attacks or arrests .
6:05 pm
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed several towns in Tulkarm governorate on Saturday, coinciding with the ongoing aggression on the city and its camp for the 160th consecutive day, and on Nour Shams camp for the 147th day .
Local sources told WAFA that Israeli occupation forces stormed the towns of Anabta and Bal’a, east of Tulkarm, patrolled the streets and neighborhoods, and were stationed at several intersections, obstructing the movement of vehicles and citizens .
The sources added that another military force stormed the town of Sidon, north of the governorate, raided and searched a number of homes, and arrested the freed prisoner Laith Wassef Al-Ashqar while he was in a shop in the center of the town .
The raid extended to include the towns of Allar, Attil and Deir al-Ghusun, where occupation forces deployed in the main streets and neighborhoods, amid a state of tension and alert .
In parallel, the city and its suburbs witnessed today the deployment of occupation vehicles and infantry squads, which patrolled its main streets, specifically Nablus Street, the central market, the eastern neighborhood, and the Shuweika and Iktaba neighborhoods, and obstructed the movement of citizens and vehicles, sounding their horns in a provocative manner, and driving against the traffic, endangering the lives of citizens .
Meanwhile, the occupation forces continue to impose a tight siege on the Tulkarm and Nur Shams refugee camps and their surroundings, with infantry units and military vehicles deployed in alleys and entrances, preventing residents from reaching their homes or checking on their property, amid direct gunfire targeting anyone approaching the area .
The occupation forces continue to transform Nablus Street into military barracks by continuing to seize a number of residential buildings there, along with parts of the northern neighborhood of the city, specifically the one opposite Tulkarm camp, and parts of the eastern neighborhood close to the camp, after forcibly evacuating their residents. Some of these neighborhoods have been under occupation control for more than four months, accompanied by the deployment of their heavy machinery and bulldozers in their surroundings .
This street, which serves as a link between the Tulkarm and Nur Shams refugee camps, has also suffered significant damage due to the earth mounds placed by the occupation forces several months ago, along with a heavy presence of occupation forces, who are setting up flying and surprise checkpoints, impeding the movement of vehicles and increasing the suffering of citizens.
5:42 pm
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed the village of Marah Rabah, south of Bethlehem, on Saturday evening.
The head of the Marah village council, Rabah Hussein Al-Sheikh, reported that an army force stormed the village, took up positions around Al-Atqiya Mosque, stopped citizens’ vehicles, searched them, and checked their IDs .
5:05 pm
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) raided, on Saturday evening, a house on the road leading to Siris town .
Local sources reported that the occupation forces raided a house west of Wadi Al-Far’a and evicted its residents .
The occupation forces stormed the Siris Street area with a number of patrols, and deployed infantry forces in the area .
4:01 pm
Israeli occupation forces stormed Qabatiya town, south of Jenin, on Saturday evening.
Local sources said that the occupation forces stormed the town with a number of military vehicles and deployed infantry units in the Zakarneh neighborhood and several streets in the town.
Israeli occupation forces raided the home of the late Asaad Nazzal and placed posters on the homes of other deceased Palestinians, killed by the Israeli military, whose families’ homes have been scheduled for punitive demolition by the Israeli forces.
3:04 pm
Israeli occupation police raided the headquarters of the Professional Associations Complex in Beit Hanina town in Jerusalem on Saturday, during the Palestinian Bar Association elections.
Local sources reported that the occupation police raided the headquarters of the unions’ complex and began checking the IDs of all those present inside. They also summoned Awad al-Salaymeh, a member of the Fatah movement’s Jerusalem branch, for investigation due to his presence at the headquarters, in addition to summoning approximately 15 other individuals.
The storming of the union complex comes as part of the ongoing escalation by the occupation authorities against Palestinian institutions in occupied Jerusalem, and attempts to interfere in their work and obstruct their activities.
Following the raid, the Central Elections Committee of the Palestinian Bar Association announced the closure of the polling station in Jerusalem—located in the Professional Associations Complex in Beit Hanina—due to compelling circumstances beyond the committee’s control, which prevented the continuation of the electoral process at the center and to protect electoral materials.
The Committee called on lawyers who are eligible to vote and who did not exercise their right to vote at the Jerusalem polling station to go to the Ramallah polling station or any of the other approved polling stations in the northern governorates to complete their exercise of their right to vote.
The Committee stressed that she is closely monitoring developments and is keen to ensure the participation of all members of the General Assembly, ensuring the integrity and flexibility of the electoral process.
12:04 pm
Israeli occupation forces stormed, on Saturday morning, the town of Anata and the Salam suburb, northeast of occupied Jerusalem, raided citizens’ homes and vandalized their properties .
Local sources told Wafa news that Israeli occupation forces stormed the Dahiyat al-Salam neighborhood, northeast of Jerusalem, and searched the home of Taha Musa Salama, wreaking havoc there. They also stormed the al-Buhaira neighborhood in the town of Anata, raiding the home of Suhaib Hani Abu Haniya, before destroying all its contents, amid heavy firing of tear gas canisters at citizens’ homes.
The sources noted that an Israeli intelligence officer seized the phones of several young men during the raid and used them to send messages to social media groups belonging to Anata residents, in an attempt to sow discord and interrogate citizens.
11:30 pm
Israeli settlers released their livestock into olive trees and hay bales belonging to Palestinian livestock in the Masafer Yatta area on Saturday.
Media activist Osama Makhamreh said that settlers released their livestock onto citizens’ lands planted with olive trees in the Shaab al-Batm area, with the aim of destroying them.
He added that another group of settlers unleashed their livestock on bales of hay owned by Ibrahim Ali Awad in Khirbet al-Tuba in Masafer Yatta, after having previously destroyed a number of them.
Makhamreh pointed to daily attacks by shepherd settlers on citizens’ lands and agricultural crops, in addition to the deliberate grazing of their livestock near citizens’ homes, assaulting and abusing them, with the aim of forcibly displacing citizens from their lands for the benefit of settlement expansion.
9:05 am
Israeli settler militias set a vehicle on fire during an attack on the town of Beita, north of the occupied West Bank.
8:45 am
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) abducted two citizens from Nablus at dawn on Saturday .
Local sources reported that the occupation forces stormed the city of Nablus and raided several homes and residential buildings in the Balata and Al-Ain refugee camps, Askar al-Balad and the popular housing areas, and the Rafidia neighborhood .
The sources stated that the occupation forces abducted the child Ahmed Raeq Al-Qadaa (17 years old) from Al-May Street in Askar Al-Balad, and the young man Muhammad Al-Hafi from the Al-Masakin Al-Sha’biya area.
8:43 am
Israeli occupation forces stormed, at dawn on Saturday, the town of Qarawat Bani Hassan, west of Salfit.
Local sources told Wafa news that the occupation forces stormed the homes of citizens and ransacked their contents. The owners were identified as: Ahmed Mohammed Rayyan, Ibrahim Samih Asi, and Moamen Mar’i. They also conducted field investigations with them.
8:09 am
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed several areas in Bethlehem Governorate on Saturday.
Security sources reported that occupation forces stormed the towns of Beit Fajjar in the south, and al-Ubaydiya, Dar Salah, al-Shawawra, and Za’tara in the east, without any arrests being reported.
12:05 am
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) abducted two young men from the village of Rummana, west of Jenin, on Saturday morning before dawn.
Local sources told WAFA that Israeli occupation forces stormed the village with several military vehicles and abducted two young men, Ayham Wissam Amur and Akram Issam Amur, after raiding their homes.
Tulkarem siege update:
Tulkarm Governor Abdullah Kamil said that the Israeli occupation army insists on continuing its aggression by carrying out demolition operations targeting (104) buildings in Tulkarm camp, disregarding the decision of the Israeli Supreme Court to freeze these orders earlier .
Governor Kamil said in a press statement Saturday evening that the occupation forces’ continued implementation of the demolition orders, despite an official decision by the Israeli Supreme Court to freeze the orders, represents a blatant challenge to international law and all international norms and conventions, and a clear violation of human rights laws .
He stressed that this behavior exposes the falsity of the so-called justice system of the occupying state, and proves that targeting our people is a systematic policy that is not governed by law or regulations, but rather is run by the logic of force, racism, and aggression .
Kamil said: “What is happening in Tulkarm and Nur Shams camps is not a passing event, but rather an ongoing crime that is added to the occupation’s record, and confirms that the occupation government is continuing its open war on the Palestinian existence and on the will for life and dignity that our steadfast people cling to despite all the circumstances .”
He stressed that Tulkarm camp will not be broken, and that our people will not submit to the bullying of the occupier, nor recognize the legitimacy of those who demolish homes and force citizens to flee, emphasizing that this aggression will only increase our people’s resolve and steadfastness .
Kamil also renewed his call to the international community and relevant actors to urgently intervene to stop this aggression and ensure the return of our displaced people from the Tulkarm and Nur Shams camps to their homes with dignity and safety .
He concluded by saying: “We send a clear message to the entire world that demolition will not intimidate us, aggression will not silence our voices, and Tulkarm camp, as well as Nour Shams camp, will remain and remain steadfast, and our people are greater than oppression and forced displacement.”
Area targeted for destruction by Israeli authorities:
The ongoing Israeli siege on Tulkarem has so far resulted in the deaths of 14 civilians, including a child and two women, one of whom was eight months pregnant. Dozens of people have been injured and arrested, and widespread destruction has affected infrastructure, homes, shops, and vehicles .
The escalation has led to the forced displacement of more than 5,000 families from the two camps, representing over 25,000 citizens. It has also led to the complete destruction of more than 600 homes and the partial damage of 2,573 others. Meanwhile, the entrances to the two camps remain blocked with barriers, transforming them into almost lifeless areas .
