Israeli forces and settlers injure at least 19 Palestinians in West Bank

Israeli forces and settlers injured at least 19 Palestinians across the occupied West Bank. Israeli forces shot and injured three Palestinians who tried to enter occupied East Jerusalem near the separation wall in ar-Ram. The Jerusalem Governorate linked the incident to frequent attacks on Palestinian workers barred from jobs in Israel since the war on Gaza began in October 2023. The Palestine Red Crescent Society treated at least 11 Palestinians for tear gas inhalation during Israeli army raids in Tubas. Four of those Palestinians were children. An elderly man suffered bruises after armed settlers beat him in Masafer Yatta. Israeli forces later raided his home and damaged its contents. The forces confiscated his family's phones. Two young men were hospitalized after Israeli settlers beat them in Arrabeh. A 15-year-old boy was hospitalized after settlers severely beat him in Tammun. Another child was injured in a settler assault in Tammun. Separate attacks on Friday killed two Palestinians in Hebron and Jenin. Settlers have besieged the Hassan and Abu Rida families in their homes in Qusra for 14 consecutive days. Israeli forces have maintained a closed military zone around the site. Residents accused the army of inaction and said this could contribute to the families' forced displacement. The Palestinian Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission said roughly 780,000 Israeli settlers live across the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. The commission said the settlers live in 192 settlements and 400 outposts. The United Nations humanitarian affairs office recorded more than 1,330 settler-related attacks between January and late July. UN figures show that more than 2,300 Palestinians have been forced from their homes this year because of settler violence or related restrictions. A UN-appointed commission of inquiry found that Israeli authorities repeatedly failed to prevent foreseeable settler attacks. The commission also found that authorities sometimes enabled the attacks through army protection and the provision of weapons and funding.