For today, links to five reports: from Middle East Monitor, the Anadolu Agency, and Middle East Eye; others are accessible by clicking on their names below. (WEST BANK 4-20-25 is HERE, or scroll down. GAZA, SYRIA and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM
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Israel seals off Palestinian village of Beita in southern Nablus. From Middle East Monitor. Israeli occupation forces imposed a complete closure on Beita village in southern Nablus yesterday, according to the Palestinian Information Centre — this after an Israeli occupation soldier was seriously injured when an explosive device went off in a military vehicle. READ MORE . . .
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FROM APRIL 30 100 days of Israeli assaults wreak havoc on Palestinian refugee camps in occupied West Bank, by Qais Abu Samra and Ahmed Asmar | Anadolu Agency RAMALLAH, Palestine / ANKARA —Palestinian health officials say the military offensive, begun on Jan. 21, has killed at least 52 Palestinians. The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said over 40,000 residents have been displaced from their homes and hundreds of buildings demolished . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM APRIL 27 Israeli settlers loot and vandalise school in occupied West Bank. Middle East Eye. Israeli settlers have looted a school in the village of Zanouta, east of the city of ad-Dhahiriya, south of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, Wafa reports. They reportedly stole classroom dividers, iron doors and wooden panels, and vandalised the school. READ MORE . . .
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FROM APRIL 28 Israeli settlers build new settler road as soldiers loot Palestinian homes in Masafer Yatta. From Middle East Monitor. Israeli settlers have begun constructing a new settlers-only road while soldiers, dressed in military uniforms, stole money during raids on Palestinian homes in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron. READ MORE . . .
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FROM APRIL 29 Documentary on Israeli settlers in occupied West Bank triggers online firestorm. From Middle East Eye. “The Settlers,” created by British documentary filmmaker Louis Theroux, gives the viewer a glimpse into the occupied Palestinian territories beset by Israeli settlers. Click HERE for article and video clips.
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