Israeli military conducted a raid in the Palestinian village of Tal in the occupied West Bank as over 100 Israeli settlers moved toward the settlement. As a result of the operation, at least one Palestinian was wounded and at least three others were detained. Reuters reports, writes UNN.
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According to local residents, Israeli soldiers closed the entrances to the village and used force against Palestinians. Meanwhile, Reuters journalists witnessed settlers removing property from at least one Palestinian building while Israeli soldiers watched.
In turn, the Israeli military said it entered the area to disperse the settlers and evacuate them.
Raids and arrests continue in the village after clashes
According to the vice president of the local council, Munther Shtayyeh, following last week's events, Israeli soldiers have been conducting raids in the village of Tal, located near Nablus, almost daily. He reported that at least 24 village residents remain in custody.
All those arrested had nothing to do with what happened last week. It was simply an expression of the outrage felt by the Israelis, and partly it was a form of punishment
Local resident Abdulrahman Zaidan said the military uses tear gas and live ammunition to prevent Palestinians from reaching their homes and lands.
The army, if people approach or try to resist, uses tear gas and live ammunition to intimidate them and force them to leave their homes so they cannot protect their houses and land
Reuters notes that violence in the West Bank has sharply increased over the past three years amid regular attacks by Israeli settlers on Palestinian communities.