On Wednesday, Israeli soldiers injured several Palestinian schoolchildren and chased many others in the al-Khader town, south of Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank.
Media sources reported that several Israeli military jeeps invaded the town, particularly the at-Till area in the Old Town, before attacking schoolchildren.
The soldiers fired gas bombs and concussion grenades, causing many children and other residents to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.
Additionally, the soldiers chased many children through various neighborhoods and alleys in al-Khader’s Old Town and on the main streets near the al-Bawwaba area at the entrance of the town.
In related news, the soldiers closed the iron gate at the eastern entrance of Husan, west of Bethlehem, blocking traffic for more than 20,000 Palestinians traveling from Husan, Wadi Fukin, and Nahhalin.
It is worth mentioning that, since October 7, 2023, the army has closed the western entrance of Husan with an iron gate.
On Wednesday at dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded various communities across the occupied West Bank, stormed and violently searched scores of homes before abducting dozens of Palestinians, including children, a father and his son, and siblings.
Among the abducted Palestinians at least twenty-two Palestinians, including siblings and children, in addition to a wounded young man.
On Tuesday, Israeli forces killed a former prisoner, Rayeq Abdul Rahman Sadiq Basharat, 47, and injured a paramedic who was attempting to reach the slain man, in the town of Tammun, south of Tubas in the northeastern part of the occupied West Bank.
