Israeli police kill Palestinian in Jerusalem, army blocks aid to Qusra
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Israeli police shot dead a 33-year-old Palestinian man near Damascus Gate in Jerusalem on Friday. The Israeli army separately blocked about 100 activists from delivering food and medicine to Palestinian families besieged by settlers in Qusra for 28 days. The incidents come amid a wider Israeli military operation across the occupied West Bank.
Key Facts
- Israeli police shot dead Ibrahim al-Hendi, 33, from Beit Hanina, near Damascus Gate in Jerusalem on Friday.
- The Israeli army blocked about 100 peace activists from delivering food and medicine to Palestinian families besieged in Qusra for 28 days.
- Israeli forces arrested 10 Palestinians during a 48-hour operation in Nablus and seized more than 30 weapon production machines.
- Israeli settlers and soldiers attacked the Khirbet al-Hamra community in the northern Jordan Valley and Khalet a-Nahlah in southern Bethlehem on Friday.
Jerusalem Shooting
Israeli police opened fire on a 33-year-old Palestinian man near Damascus Gate in Jerusalem on Friday. Israeli police said its border guard 'neutralised' the man, claiming he was attempting to stab one of them. The Palestinian Wafa news agency identified the man as Ibrahim al-Hendi from East Jerusalem's Beit Hanina neighbourhood. He was pronounced dead at the scene, and Israeli forces deployed around Damascus Gate and the surrounding Old City area.
Qusra Aid Blockade
The Israeli army prevented around 100 peace activists from delivering food and medicine to Palestinians under siege in Qusra for 28 days. Since August 9, Israeli settlers have besieged three Palestinian homes in the northern West Bank village, while the army has prevented the families from entering or leaving, claiming the area is a 'closed military zone'. The Israeli Peace Now movement said on X: 'Day 28 of the blockade on Qusra. About 100 activists arrived to deliver supplies to the besieged families.' The army blocked the activists at first, claiming Qusra was a 'closed military zone'.
West Bank Operations
The Israeli army arrested Palestinians in Qabatiya, alleging they were 'planning to carry out an attack' against Israelis and security forces. Ten other Palestinians were arrested during a 48-hour Israeli army operation in Nablus. The Israeli army said it seized more than 30 weapon production machines used to manufacture weapons during the Nablus operation. Israeli settlers and soldiers carried out attacks across the occupied West Bank on Friday, including storming Khirbet al-Hamra in the northern Jordan Valley and attacking Khalet a-Nahlah in southern Bethlehem. Israeli forces fired tear gas and concussion grenades at a crowd of Palestinians who gathered to resist the attacks.
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