Qalqilya:West Bank Israeli settlers and military forces injured four Palestinians across the occupied West Bank on Sunday. The incidents were part of a series of confrontations and enforcement actions in the region.
According to Jordan News Agency, the violence coincided with the issuance of new demolition notices near Jerusalem, settler incursions at the Aqsa Mosque, and the overnight detention of 20 Palestinians. In one incident in the northern West Bank, settlers armed with wooden clubs attacked three Palestinian men in the Wadi Al Sha'er area between Salfit and Al Lubban Al Sharqiya, resulting in severe injuries including head, abdomen, and lower back wounds, and a fractured jaw for one victim.
In a separate event, Israeli occupation forces shot a Palestinian man in the foot during a dawn raid in Qalqilya. The Palestine Red Crescent Society reported that the forces entered the Kafr Saba neighborhood, using sound bombs and raiding residential buildings. The injured man was taken to a local hospital where he is in stable condition.
Additionally, in the Abu Nuwar Bedouin community near Jerusalem, Israeli authorities issued stop-work and demolition orders for four structures. These actions follow earlier efforts to block the only access road to the encampment and surrounding areas. In East Jerusalem, Israeli settlers, escorted by police, entered Al-Aqsa Mosque, with Palestinian authorities stating that Israeli troops restricted Muslim worshipers' access by setting up checkpoints.
The Palestinian Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs highlighted that there were 26 similar incursions into the mosque during October. Meanwhile, in Hebron, a ban on the Muslim call to prayer at the Ibrahimi Mosque continued for the 130th day, alongside ongoing structural alterations.
The overnight raids across the region led to the arrest of 20 Palestinians, including former detainees. The Palestinian Prisoners' Society reported these raids involved the search of numerous homes, with residents subjected to field interrogations before the arrests.