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Israeli forces detain Palestinian groom in wedding raid as settler attacks continue across West Bank

By · Via Middle East Eye · Published by Everything Blog

In short

In the village of al-Mughayyir near Ramallah, soldiers dispersed roughly 150 wedding guests with tear gas before detaining four individuals and seizing a family residence. Further unrest occurred south of Jenin, where live military gunfire wounded a young man in the thigh, alongside southern Hebron arrests involving a woman and a child. Additionally, settler hostilities disrupted olive harvesting near Khirbet Srouj through the theft of tools and crops, while two brothers in Sur Baher had to self-demolish their homes under municipal order.

Key points

  • Israeli military incursions across the West Bank resulted in multiple detentions, civilia…: Israeli military incursions across the West Bank resulted in multiple detentions, civilian beatings, and live-ammunition injuries.
  • Coordinated settler aggression targeted Palestinian agricultural labor and essential fami…: Coordinated settler aggression targeted Palestinian agricultural labor and essential family resources under military protection.
  • Administrative pressures in occupied East Jerusalem forced residents to tear down their o…: Administrative pressures in occupied East Jerusalem forced residents to tear down their own residential properties.

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Israeli forces and settlers carried out a series of attacks across the occupied West Bank on Friday, the Palestinian news agency Wafa reported.

In Jaba’, south of Jenin, Israeli forces stormed the town, firing live ammunition and tear gas, and shot a young Palestinian man in the thigh, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society said.

Near Ramallah, Israeli forces raided a wedding hall in the village of al-Mughayyir, firing tear gas at around 150 guests and detaining four people, including the groom, Wafa said, citing Palestinian residents.

In the same village, troops stormed the home of Palestinian man, Hamed Abu Naim, seized its keys and forced the family out.

In Beit Ummar, north of Hebron, several Palestinians were treated for tear gas inhalation after Israeli forces fired tear gas at residents and their homes.

According to residents, troops had entered the town to protect Israeli settlers who had chased children near its entrance and tried to assault them. Soldiers also stopped a vehicle at the entrance and beat its driver.

South of Yatta, in the Hebron governorate, settlers besieged the home…

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