Child killed by Israeli sniper in Gaza, West Bank heats up – Ceasefire Day 2
On Monday, Israeli forces carried out a detention campaign, abusing dozens of Palestinians in the town of Azzun, east of Qalqilia in the northwestern part of the occupied West Bank. In the nearby villages of Al-Funduq and Jinsafut, east of the city, illegal Israeli colonizers attacked Palestinian citizens and destroyed their property.
Sources said that occupation forces stormed several towns; in Azzun, they detained approximately 70 Palestinians, forcing them to lie on the ground, and subjected them to interrogation, humiliation, and abuse.
MORE DETAIL ON THE RAID IN AZZOUN: The Israeli army detained 64 Palestinians, including children as young as 7, during a raid Monday in Azzun.
“The occupation forces stormed homes and a mosque, detaining 64 residents, including children,” said an eyewitness, adding that one was 7 years old.
Those who were detained were forced to lie face down in a public square before being herded to a military camp at the northern entrance of the town.
He noted three residents were hospitalized after reportedly being beaten by Israeli soldiers at the northern entrance to Azzun Sunday evening.
![A view of damaged houses and burning vehicles after a raid by Jewish settlers on the Mughir town near Ramallah, West Bank on April 12, 2024. [Issam Rimawi – Anadolu Agency]](https://israelpalestinenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/9-8-p-300x200.jpg)
West Bank: Israeli Settlers Wage ‘Vicious Terror Attacks’ Over Prisoner Releases
Israeli human rights organization B’Tselem said Monday that attacks by settlers in the West Bank—carried out with the “full cooperation” of Israeli soldiers, according to one rights group—were meant to “impose a ‘price tag’ for the release of Palestinians” as part of the truce.
West Bank residents shared accounts—backed up by footage that was verified by The New York Times—of masked Israeli settlers in the Israeli-occupied territory burning homes and vehicles on Sunday, with gangs of “dozens of men, some carrying slingshots,” rampaging through at least three Palestinian villages.
In Sinjil, the New York Times reported that dozens of men threw stones and set houses ablaze, injuring several people, including an 86-year-old man.
Villagers in Turmus Aya reported that Israeli police officers did not try to stop at least 20 masked settlers who entered the town and threw stones, and CCTV footage showed Israeli police cars in the area.
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