Urgent.News

What's breaking now, across thousands of outlets.

World

Israeli forces, settlers injure and arrest Palestinians across West Bank

Israeli forces, settlers injure and arrest Palestinians across West Bank Israeli forces shot and wounded three Palestinians near the separation barrier in al-Ram, north of Jerusalem, according to the Jerusalem Governorate. All three were taken to hospital for treatment, Wafa news agency reported. The Palestinian Red Crescent said two people were also injured and hospitalised in the Naqab area of…

Palestinian photographer Sakir Khader has documented the lives of children growing up in the West Bank under Israeli occupation. Based in the Netherlands, Khader has traveled to the Nablus and Jenin regions to capture the living conditions of young people in areas affected by ongoing violence.

In the West Bank, Israeli forces and settlers have been involved in several incidents of violence against Palestinians. According to the Jerusalem Governorate, Israeli forces shot and wounded three Palestinians near the separation barrier in al-Ram, north of Jerusalem. The Palestinian Red Crescent reported that two people were also injured and hospitalized in the Naqab area of Arraba, south of Jenin, when Israeli settlers attacked several homes and assaulted residents.

In a separate incident, Israeli forces raided the town of Beit Ula, west of Hebron, searching multiple homes before arresting a young Palestinian man, according to Wafa news agency. Israeli settlers also attacked Palestinians in two separate incidents in the West Bank, with several people reportedly wounded, according to Palestinian reports.

Brief written by urgent.news from Le Monde English, Haaretz, Qatar Tribune, Middle East Eye — 4 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.

Also reported by 4 other outlets

Read the original at middleeasteye.net →

More in World

Magnitude 5.9 Earthquake Strikes Ibaraki Prefecture Outside of Tokyo

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Japan at around 2:00 a.m. Sunday morning. The quake registered a lower 5 on Japan’s seven-level seismic intensity scale in Ibaraki Prefecture.

  • Magnitude 5.9 earthquake hits Ibaraki Prefecture early Sunday
  • Epicenter located 70 km deep in southern Ibaraki
  • Tokyo areas felt tremors at 5 and 4 on seismic scale

More from Saturday 22 August →