Live Updates: Israeli forces raid Tulkarem, Balata refugee camp in West Bank

Monday, September 9, 2024

07:45 GMT — Israeli army attacks West Bank refugee camps

The Israeli army has raided the city of Tulkarem and the Balata refugee camp in the northern occupied West Bank.

Several occupation military vehicles accompanied by two heavy bulldozers entered the city from its western side, where they began demolishing infrastructure in the Al-Alemi area, while a surveillance drone hovered at a low altitude over the city.

Israeli army also raided the Balata refugee camp east of Nablus accompanied by a military bulldozer, which led to clashes with Palestinian resistance forces.

06:41 GMT — At least 7 killed in overnight Israeli airstrikes on Gaza

At least seven people were killed in Israeli air strikes on the Gaza, according to reports.

The Palestinian news agency Wafa said the Israeli military's operations against Gaza have now entered their 339th day.

The report highlighted that several areas in Gaza were subjected to heavy airstrikes and artillery fire overnight.

05:34 GMT — Military focus needs to shift to Lebanon: Israel's Gantz

Former war cabinet member Benny Gantz has said Israel should shift its focus toward Hezbollah and the Lebanese border, warning that "we are late on this."

Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah have been trading near-daily cross-border fire, with the Lebanese group saying it is acting in support of its Palestinian ally Hamas in the ongoing war in Gaza.

"We have enough forces to deal with Gaza and we should concentrate on what is going on in the north," Gantz said, speaking in Washington at a Middle East forum where he also said Iran and its proxies were "the real issue."

04:36 GMT — Israel’s security cabinet meets to address West Bank tensions

Israel’s security cabinet, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, met to discuss several key issues, especially the escalation in the occupied West Bank, the country’s official broadcasting authority has said.

The authority noted that Netanyahu opened the session, where several topics were addressed, with a focus on the intensifying situation in the occupied Palestinian territory.

During the meeting, Netanyahu also touched on the frequent visits by government ministers to Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem.

04:04 GMT — Illegal Israeli settlers assault elderly Palestinian

Illegal Israeli settlers beat an elderly Palestinian man after abducting him for several hours and released him near the Meitar checkpoint south of Hebron in the occupied West Bank.

Mohammad Abu Sharikh, the son of 69-year-old Hussein Abu Sharikh, told Anadolu that his father was abducted east of the town of ad-Dhahiriya in the village of Khallet al-Tayaran, where he was tending to his sheep.

“Five armed settlers accompanied by soldiers abducted my father around 6.30 p.m. (1530GMT) and took him to the Tina settlement, where he stayed for four hours and was beaten during that time,” added the son.

03:00 GMT — Jordanian behind shooting at West Bank border crossing: Interior ministry

A Jordanian driver was responsible for Sunday's shooting at the Allenby Bridge Crossing at the border between the occupied West Bank and Jordan which left three Israelis dead as well as the gunman, the Jordanian Interior Ministry has said in a statement.

The statement said "the shooter is a Jordanian citizen named Maher al-Jazi from Al-Huseiniyah district of Ma'an Governorate who crossed the bridge driving a truck carrying commercial goods from Jordan to the West Bank."

“Preliminary investigation results indicate that the incident was an individual act, and investigations are ongoing to obtain all details of the incident,” added the ministry.

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