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Saba Yemen
17 hours ago
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
Zionist enemy forces raid Al-Dhahiriya, Dura, & Madma, set up checkpoint near Bethlehem
Hebron / Nablus / Bethlehem – Saba: Today, Friday, Zionist enemy forces raided the towns of Al-Dhahiriya and Dura, south of Hebron, as well as the village of Madma, south of Nablus, storming several houses. Additionally, they set up a military checkpoint, obstructing civilian movement west of Bethlehem in occupied Palestine. According to local sources cited by the official Palestinian News Agency, the enemy forces stormed the old town of "Al-Khokha" in central Al-Dhahiriya, provocatively patrolling its alleys. They also raided the town of Dura to the south, firing tear gas and sound grenades at shops and civilian houses before withdrawing. In Nablus Governorate, Israeli enemy forces raided the village of Madma, south of Nablus, breaking into several houses. Abdullah Ziyada, head of the Madma Village Council, stated that the enemy forces entered the village amid heavy gunfire and tear gas, raided multiple houses, interrogated young men, and searched their mobile phones. Meanwhile, in Bethlehem, Israeli forces set up a military checkpoint at the main entrance to the western rural area of the governorate. A local source reported that the enemy established the checkpoint near the bridge in the "Aqabat Hasna" area, the primary access point to the towns of Battir, Nahalin, Husan, and Wadi Fukin. The forces stopped vehicles, searched them, and inspected citizens' IDs, causing a traffic jam in the area. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print
Middle East Eye
4 days ago
- Politics
- Middle East Eye
Israeli settler set fire to hundreds of olive trees in the West Bank
Hundreds of olive trees were destroyed after Israeli settlers set fire to large swathes of agricultural land in the Palestinian village of Duma, south of Nablus, according to officials cited by the Wafa news agency. Head of the village council, Abdullah Ziyada, said settlers from the Yitzhar settlement set fire to fields along a bypass road. Although local residents, with the help of civil defence crews, tried to contain the fires, their efforts were reportedly blocked by settlers and Israeli forces. Both groups obstructed Palestinians from accessing the village's water well to refill their fire trucks. The water well is located near the al-Murabba checkpoint. Olive trees are central to many Palestinian livelihoods and have been burned down by Israeli settlers many times.
