Live Updates: Israel detains injured Palestinian in West Bank hospital raid

Thursday, September 12, 2024

10:00 GMT — Israeli forces have raided a hospital in the occupied West Bank, detaining an injured Palestinian.

Eyewitnesses reported that the troops, disguised as civilians, entered Mahmoud Abbas General Hospital in Halhul, north of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank.

They detained an injured Palestinian whose identity and health condition remain unknown.

According to the Palestinian official news agency Wafa, Israeli forces also raided the town of Husan in Bethlehem, detaining 17-year-old Ibrahim Hamamira.

On his way home from work at a car wash, he was reportedly assaulted by Israeli forces, suffering cigarette burns, other wounds and bruises on various parts of his body due to torture. After his release, he was taken to Beit Jala Hospital for treatment.

Israeli soldiers also fired tear gas at Palestinians protesting the raid in Husan, leaving many affected.

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06:39 GMT — No more money for Netanyahu's war machine: US senator

The US should stop funding Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's war on Gaza, Senator Bernie Sanders has said.

"This week: 19 people killed & scores injured in a strike in a 'humanitarian zone' in Gaza. An American shot in the head in the West Bank. Now, another school bombed, killing 14 people, including 6 UN aid workers.

"Enough is enough. No more money for Netanyahu's war machine," Sanders said on X.

04:13 GMT — Israel storms West Bank's Qalqilya, injuring woman, detains Palestinians

Israeli forces stormed Qalqilya, a city in the occupied West Bank, during a raid that involved live ammunition.

According to local sources, an 18-year-old woman was injured by Israeli shrapnel in the neck during the offensive.

The wounded woman was transported to Darwish Nazzal Governmental Hospital for treatment, local sources reported to the Palestinian news agency WAFA.

During the raid, Israeli forces arrested two young men, identified as Musa Zaid and Hanoud Salmi.

00:36 GMT — About 100 Palestinians evacuated from Gaza for treatment: WHO

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has announced that 97 patients and critically wounded people from Gaza were medically evacuated for treatment to Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Tedros shared details about the medical evacuation carried out in Gaza under intense Israeli attacks on X.

"WHO, in collaboration with the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and partners, today evacuated 97 sick and severely injured patients and 155 companions from Gaza in the largest medical evacuation since October 2023," he said.

"Patients were transported via Kerem Shalom to Ramon Airport in Israel for onward travel to Abu Dhabi for specialised care," he added.

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