Amman Today

publish date 2026-02-19 15:13:00

24 Palestinians were arrested in the West Bank and an attack on a church in the Jerusalem district

02-19-2026 03:13 PM

Ammon – Today, Thursday, the Israeli occupation forces launched a massive campaign of raids, incursions and arrests throughout the West Bank, during which they arrested 24 Palestinians.

The Palestinian Prisoners’ Club reported in a statement that the occupation forces, amid heavy gunfire, stormed various areas in the West Bank, spread throughout all its neighborhoods, raided dozens of homes, searched them, wreaked havoc, and arrested 24 Palestinians on the grounds that they were wanted.

Israeli occupation bulldozers also began demolishing a house under construction in the village of Ain al-Bayda in the northern Jordan Valley.

The head of the village council, Omar Faqha, said in a statement that the occupation bulldozers began demolishing a concrete house under construction with an area of ​​about 130 square metres, noting that the occupation had notified the citizen Faqha of the demolition of her house 10 days ago.

In the Jerusalem district, a group of extremist settlers attacked the Visitation Church in the displaced village of Ein Karem, and wrote racist and inflammatory slogans on the walls of the church and some vehicles parked near it.

The attack on the church resulted in material damage to the building and some vehicles.

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Source 1 : https://www.ammonnews.net/article/981041

Source 2 : ألدستور