Operation Break the Wave continues to take the lives of Palestinian resistance fighters, and now the campaign of extra-judicial assassination has expanded from Nablus to Jenin.
Huwwara has been under near constant attack since Thursday afternoon, when groups of armed settlers began attacking several points in the town, primarily on the main road, vandalizing dozens of storefronts and vehicles. The settlers also burned olive trees, and attacked several homes, a local amusement park, and cafe on the outskirts of the town.
“What’s happening right now in Huwwara is terrifying, and it’s a sign of what’s to come in the rest of the West Bank as the settlers continue their violent rampages on Palestinian towns like ours,” Salamah Saleem, a local activist, told Mondoweiss.
We are currently seeing an unprecedented moment of Palestinian resistance across the West Bank. It’s too early to tell where events will lead — whether it’s the historic turning point or the last gasp of protest before something even worse — but what’s certain is that Palestinians are on the precipice of returning to a state of refusal, if not full-fledged resistance, to the settler-colonial reality some would have them ignore. The current moment will ultimately be decided by militant mass support and the expansion of resistance activity to the rest of the West Bank.
“The homeland is not for my father. It is for me and you, and for them, and for all of us. The land has been dried up. They are not just occupying my house alone, they are occupying us all.” – Suleiman Omran
Israel kills two Palestinians in 24 hours, including one resistance fighter, as confrontations also continue between Palestinians and the Palestinian Authority.
Fulfilling its role as Israel’s proxy army, the Palestinian Authority has arrested resistance fighters in Nablus, followed by violent clashes with Nablus residents amidst chants of PA collaborationism.
Alex Cosh talks to Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East’s Michael Bueckert about the Canadian government’s non-response to Israel’s recent attack on Gaza.
Wasim Abu Khalifa, 19, was killed by Israeli forces in Nablus on Thursday as hundreds of settlers descended on the city under military protection to make a provocative visit to Joseph’s Tomb.
The Mondoweiss Palestine news team discusses what led to the Israeli escalation in Gaza and the West Bank this past week, its impact on Palestinian and Israeli politics, and what Palestinians in Gaza lived through.
Less than 48 hours after a ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement in Gaza, Israeli forces killed three Palestinian resistance fighters, including a minor, during a raid on the Old City of Nablus. The assassination of the fighters prompted a general strike and protests across the West Bank.