Israeli forces raid West Bank cities, arrest 13 Palestinians
Israeli forces have stormed different cities in the occupied West Bank, arresting a total of 13 Palestinians.
They detained three Palestinians from their family houses in Jenin and five others in al-Quds.
The occupation troops further rounded up an ex-prisoner in the town of Beit Fajjar and two brothers in Tulkarm.
Two more Palestinian were also arrested, one in Qalandia and the other in Ramallah.
In Nablus, the Israeli soldiers blew up an apartment belonging to the Abdullah Abu Shallal family, causing severe damage to neighboring buildings.
تغطية صحفية: "الدمار الذي لحق بمنزل عائلة أبو شلال في مخيم بلاطة شرق نابلس عقب قيام الاحتلال بتفجيره فجر اليوم". pic.twitter.com/mWetTDC9Cd
— وكالة شهاب للأنباء (@ShehabAgency) August 16, 2023
Meanwhile, they destroyed a building in the Balata refugee camp in the northern West Bank, sparking clashes with local residents.
In pictures: The destruction left behind the occupying Israeli army after blowing up two Palestinian homes in Balata Refugee Camp, north of the occupied West Bank, this morning. pic.twitter.com/QLzZk9f5JQ
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) August 16, 2023
Dozens of Palestinians were injured in the clashes. The regime’s forces prevented Palestinian medical staff and journalists from reaching the area.
Israel bars Muslim worshipers from entering Ibrahimi Mosque
In a separate development on Tuesday, the Israeli army shut the Ibrahimi Mosque in al-Khalil to Muslim worshipers to allow settlers to celebrate a religious event.
Ghassan al-Rajbi, the director of the mosque, denounced the closure as “a blatant violation of the Mosque’s sanctity and a provocative and aggressive step against Muslims’ right to have access to their places of worship.”
The Ibrahimi Mosque is believed to be the burial site of the prophets Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
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