Settlers attacked Palestinian lands and property in the West Bank on Monday, and also blocked the path of an aid convoy heading to the Gaza Strip, while the Israeli occupation army stormed villages south of Nablus and south of Hebron.
Settlers obstructed the passage of the aid convoy to Gaza through the Tarqumiya crossing, west of the city of Hebron in the southern West Bank, this afternoon.
They destroyed the contents of the food shipment, and confirmed their refusal to allow any aid to be transferred to the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip in light of the continued detention of Israeli prisoners in the Strip.
Scenes of Israelis destroying food aid in a convoy heading to Gaza via Hebron #Gaza_War #video pic.twitter.com/pjdyYacQOF
– Tel Aviv Tribune Palestine (@AJA_Palestine) May 13, 2024
In southern Nablus, Tel Aviv Tribune’s correspondent said that settlers attacked citizens’ property and burned agricultural lands near the village of Madama, and Israeli forces also stormed the village of Jalud.
Palestinian media said that confrontations broke out between Palestinian youths and the occupation forces in the town of Qasra, southeast of Nablus.
Demolishing two houses
Earlier, Tel Aviv Tribune’s correspondent reported that occupation army forces, accompanied by military demolition vehicles, stormed the town of Azzun, east of the city of Qalqilya, at dawn today, and raided dozens of homes, and demolished two houses in the eastern area of the town under the pretext of building without a permit.
Tel Aviv Tribune’s correspondent added that the occupation forces arrested more than 20 Palestinians in the town.
The occupation forces also stormed the village of Khursa in the Dura area, south of Hebron, and closed the entrances to the village, after a group of young men hung the Palestinian flag and objects resembling explosive devices next to it on one of the electricity poles in the village.
Settlers attack Palestinian lands and homes in the village of Madama, south of Nablus, in the West Bank#Gaza_War #video pic.twitter.com/dhztjiyItd
– Tel Aviv Tribune Palestine (@AJA_Palestine) May 13, 2024
In conjunction with the ongoing war on Gaza for more than 7 months, settlers increased their attacks in the West Bank, and the Israeli army escalated its operations, which led to the martyrdom of 498 Palestinians since then, the injury of 4,950 others, and the arrest of 8,725, according to data from Palestinian bodies.
According to data from the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission, settlers carried out 546 attacks against Palestinians and their property in the West Bank during the first quarter of 2024, including attacks on 156 vehicles by smashing or burning.