Thursday, September 19, 2019

In the West Bank, Israeli forces entered Bardala in the Jordan Valley and shut down the village’s water pipes. Israeli settlers with military escort entered a mosque in Halhul, leading to clashes with Palestinians; several Palestinians were injured by rubber-coated bullets and from tear gas inhalation. Israeli forces raided several buildings in Ramallah, including the Addameer office, and confiscated documents and computers. The raid led to clashes with Palestinians; several Palestinians were injured by rubber-coated bullets and from tear gas inhalation. Israeli forces also delivered stop-work orders for 5 residential structures and animal barns in the Jordan Valley. Israeli forces arrested 18 Palestinians during late-night raids in and around Tulkarm, Nablus, Jenin, Salfit, and Qalqilya. In East Jerusalem, 1 Palestinian was arrested during a late-night raid and 1 Palestinian was handed a summons for interrogation. (WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 9/19; PCHR 9/26)

Israel returned to their families the corpses of 2 Palestinians killed in East Jerusalem and the West Bank in April and August. (WAFA 9/19)