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Israeli forces raid Qalandiya camp in occupied West Bank
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Israeli forces raid Qalandiya camp in occupied West Bank

Israeli forces raided Qalandiya refugee camp, arresting several people and assaulting a journalist. Raids also occurred in Bethlehem area, with homes demolished and land fenced off.

Published on 5 August 2026

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Israeli forces raid Qalandiya camp in occupied West Bank

Israeli forces conducted a raid on the Qalandiya refugee camp, located north of occupied al-Quds (Jerusalem), according to the Palestinian Wafa news agency. The agency reported that several people were arrested and a journalist was "severely assaulted" during the operation.

Citing the al-Quds governorate, Wafa stated that the Israeli troops "raided the headquarters of the Popular Committee in the camp, forced a number of residents out of their homes, and compelled one family to evacuate its house." The journalist who was assaulted was identified as Mohammad Samreen. The troops were accompanied by a large number of military vehicles and "demolition machinery," according to the report.

In addition to the Qalandiya camp, Israeli forces also raided the town of al-Khader and the village of Husan in the Bethlehem area. During these raids, homes and businesses were ransacked, and one person was assaulted. Several young men were detained for interrogation but were later released. Similar raids were reported in the al-Azza and Aida refugee camps in northern Bethlehem, as well as in the towns of Dar Salah and al-Ubeidiya in the east.

Wafa also reported that two homes were demolished in Nahalin, west of Bethlehem. Meanwhile, in the northern Jordan Valley, Israeli settlers began fencing off swaths of land in the Hammamat al-Malih area.

The report by Wafa news agency detailed these incidents, highlighting the ongoing Israeli military operations and settlement activities in the occupied West Bank.

Source: Mehr News — Read original story

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