Tehran: At least 20 Palestinians were injured on Saturday by Israeli army fire, occupier assaults, and tear gas across several areas of the occupied West Bank, according to Palestinian authorities and medical officials.
According to Anadolu Agency, the Jerusalem Governorate reported that three Palestinians were shot by Israeli forces while attempting to enter occupied East Jerusalem near the separation wall in the town of Al-Ram, north of the city. Palestinians, mostly workers, face injuries near the separation wall and along the boundary between the West Bank and Israel almost daily while attempting to cross in search of employment. Since Israel launched its war on the Gaza Strip in October 2023, Palestinian workers have been barred from returning to their jobs, prompting some to attempt to scale the wall despite the risks.
Separately, the Palestine Red Crescent Society noted that its teams transported two young Palestinians to a hospital after Israeli occupiers beat them in the town of Arraba, south of Jenin. In the northern Tubas province, a 15-year-old boy was hospitalized after occupiers severely beat him in the town of Tammun, the organization reported. Its teams also treated 11 Palestinians suffering from tear gas inhalation during Israeli military raids in Tubas and the nearby town of Tayasir, including four children who were treated at the scene.
In the southern Hebron province, the elderly Said al-Amour suffered injuries and bruises after armed occupiers beat him in the village of Al-Rakiz in Masafer Yatta, the official Palestinian news agency Wafa reported. Israeli forces later raided al-Amour's home, searched it, damaged its contents, and confiscated his family members' mobile phones. Two other Palestinians suffered from tear gas inhalation during confrontations with occupiers and Israeli forces on the outskirts of Arraba, southwest of Jenin.
Israeli forces also raided several other West Bank areas, including Beit Fajjar south of Bethlehem, the city of Al-Bireh, and the village of Al-Mughayyir north of Ramallah, Wafa stated. Tear gas was fired during the Al-Mughayyir raid, but no injuries were reported. The West Bank has witnessed continued escalation in Israeli military offensives and occupier attacks since Israel launched its war on Gaza in October 2023, alongside the expansion of illegal settlement outposts, construction of settler-only roads, and tighter restrictions on Palestinian movement.