Israeli army and illegal settlers have wounded at least 20 Palestinians in attacks across the occupied West Bank, according to Palestinian authorities and medical officials.
The Jerusalem Governorate said in a statement that three Palestinians were shot by Israeli forces whilst attempting to enter occupied East Jerusalem near the separation wall in the town of Al-Ram, north of the city.
Palestinians, mostly workers, are wounded near the separation wall and along the boundary between the occupied West Bank and Israel on an almost daily basis.
Israel has barred Palestinian workers from returning to their jobs since launching its genocide in Gaza, prompting some to attempt to scale the wall despite the risks.
Separately, the Palestine Red Crescent Society said its teams transported two young Palestinians to a hospital after illegal Israeli settlers beat them in the town of Arraba, south of Jenin.
Two other Palestinians suffered from tear gas inhalation during confrontations with illegal settlers and Israeli forces on the outskirts of the town.
In the northern Tubas province, a 15-year-old boy was hospitalised after illegal settlers severely beat him in the town of Tammun.
In the southern Hebron province, the elderly Said al-Amour suffered injuries and bruises after armed illegal settlers beat him in the village of Al-Rakiz in Masafer Yatta, the official Palestinian news agency Wafa reported.
Military raids
Red Crescent teams also treated 11 Palestinians suffering from tear gas inhalation during Israeli military raids in Tubas and the nearby town of Tayasir, including four children treated at the scene.
Israeli forces also raided several other occupied West Bank areas, including Beit Fajjar south of Bethlehem, the city of Al-Bireh, and the village of Al-Mughayyir north of Ramallah, where tear gas was fired without reported injuries.
The occupied West Bank has witnessed continued escalation in Israeli military aggression and illegal settler attacks since October 2023, alongside the expansion of illegal settlement outposts, construction of settler-only roads, and tighter restrictions on Palestinian movement.
