Photos: Israeli forces raid occupied West Bank’s Qalandiya refugee camp
Israeli forces conducted a raid on Qalandiya refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, entering homes and shops while issuing demolition threats. Eight Palestinians were injured and at least 20 were arrested, according to camp officials and the Palestine Red Crescent Society. Palestinian residents fear the operation may be connected to planned settlement expansion on adjacent land.
Israeli military forces entered the Qalandiya refugee camp near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, conducting operations that included entering residential and commercial properties and issuing threats of demolition against businesses. The Palestine Red Crescent Society reported that eight Palestinians sustained injuries during the incursion and required hospital treatment. According to Mohammad Aslan, a spokesman for the camp's administrative committee, the Israeli army detained at least 20 individuals and established positions on rooftops of residential buildings. The raid occurs against a backdrop of Israeli government plans announced in 2023 to construct a 9,000-unit settlement on the grounds of Jerusalem's former Atarot airport, which is situated adjacent to Qalandiya. Palestinian residents have expressed concern that the military operations, including raids and threatened home demolitions, may form part of a broader strategy to facilitate resident displacement prior to the construction of the planned settlement, though Israeli authorities have not publicly confirmed such intentions.
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