On June 24, 2025, Israeli Border Police conducted a raid in the Shuafat refugee camp, north of Jerusalem, in the late evening. During the operation, 66-year-old Zahia Joudeh al‑Obeidi went to her rooftop around 11:30 p.m. to get some fresh air and was fatally struck in the head by a stray bullet, reportedly fired from about 25 meters away. The shell casing was later found in the street below. Zahia was pronounced dead shortly after midnight, which is why some reports list her death as occurring on June 25. Her husband, Kaid Joudeh, was reportedly taken in for questioning by Israeli intelligence services. Israeli authorities stated that officers opened fire after coming under a barrage of stones during the raid. A Border Police officer from the Yamas unit was detained for questioning but later released pending further investigation. The Jerusalem Governorate confirmed Zahia’s death and noted her husband’s temporary interrogation. **Aftermath and alleged investigation:** On January 12, 2026 Jerusalem Post published that Border operations in Shuafat was investigated by the Israel Police's Jerusalem District and the Justice Ministry’s Police Investigation Department (PID) since, in June 2025, the death of a Palestinian woman from East Jerusalem killed near the city's checkpoint in the northern Shuafat neighborhood. "She arrived at the checkpoint in serious condition with deep wounds, and her death was later pronounced by emergency medical personnel. An investigation was then opened. East Jerusalem residents said that she was shot by Border Police officers who were operating in the area, while she was in her home. Border Police said it was looking into whether its operations and her death were connected." **Name of the martyr:** Zahia Joudeh al‑Obeidi, 66 y/o | Arabic: زاهية جوده العبيدي

**Situation in 2019:** Silwan is a Palestinian neighborhood in East Jerusalem facing severe pressure from overcrowding, poor services, and widespread threats of home demolition and displacement due to restrictions on Palestinian construction. Areas such as al-Bustan have been designated as “green” or “open” zones where building is banned, despite long-standing Palestinian residence. Plans by the Jerusalem Municipality to build a tourist park in al-Bustan could result in the demolition of about 90 homes and the displacement of more than 1,000 residents. Silwan is also a major target of Israeli settler organizations that take over Palestinian properties to establish settlement compounds. These takeovers often involve forced evictions, causing serious humanitarian impacts. The presence of settlements has created a coercive living environment for Palestinians, marked by heightened tensions, violence and arrests, movement restrictions—especially during Jewish holidays—and loss of privacy due to private security and surveillance.  Israeli settler organization Ateret Cohanim first turned to the courts in 2001, when three of its employees assumed control of the *Benvenisti Trust* — a fund established in 1899 to house Yemeni Jewish immigrants in Silwan, who later fled to other areas during the *Great Palestinian Revolt* of 1936-39 against British rule. Although the trust ceased functioning long ago, Ateret Cohanim revived these ownership claims in 2002, positioning itself as the trust’s legal successor. In 2002, the state granted the trust ownership of 5.2 dunams of land in Batan Al-Hawa, and Ateret Cohanim immediately started filing lawsuits against dozens of Palestinian families living on these plots, despite never proving a connection to the original endowment. Through the trust, Ateret Cohanim subsequently gained control of an additional three dunams of land in the area. Israeli courts support these claims by applying the 1970 *Legal and Administrative Matters Law*. This law allows Jews to reclaim property in East Jerusalem that was lost during the 1948 war, provided they can show prior ownership. Under this framework, settler groups can seek eviction orders even when Palestinian families have lived in the homes for generations and possess no alternative legal path to ownership recognition. Critically, this law applies only to Jewish claimants. Palestinians who lost property in West Jerusalem or elsewhere in what became Israel in 1948 are barred from reclaiming their homes under the *1950 Absentee Property Law*, which transferred their property to the Israeli state. As a result, the legal system permits restitution in one direction only. In practice, this framework creates a one-sided legal mechanism: historical Jewish claims are recognized and enforced in East Jerusalem, while Palestinian claims from the same period are legally excluded. Human rights organizations argue that this imbalance enables settler organizations like Ateret Cohanim to use courts as tools for forced displacement and demographic change, rather than neutral adjudication of property disputes. **On June 23, 2025,** Israel’s High Court of Justice ordered the eviction of the Al-Rajabi family from their home in the Batn al-Hawa area of Silwan, East Jerusalem, transferring the property to Israeli settlers. The ruling could displace around 30 family members and is part of a broader wave of legal cases targeting Palestinian residents near the Old City. Silwan, home to about 60,000 Palestinians, has become a key target for settler organizations, particularly the group Elad, which—with government backing—has taken control of dozens of Palestinian properties in recent years. Local leaders warn that up to 87 families in Batn al-Hawa, totaling 700–800 people, face similar eviction threats. Palestinian representatives and human rights organizations argue that Israeli courts are being used to legitimize settler expansion and forcibly displace Palestinians, describing the policy as discriminatory and aimed at changing Jerusalem’s demographic character. **On October 1, 2025**, Peace Now reports (Eviction order until 10/19/25 for five families in Silwan for the benefit of settlers) that eviction orders were issued to Palestinian families in Batan al-Hawa, Silwan, including the Um Nasser Rajabi, Shweiki, and Odeh families, forcing them to vacate their homes or face police-enforced removal. The orders follow lawsuits by settlers linked to Ateret Cohanim, claiming historical Jewish ownership of the land. Israeli courts, including the Supreme Court, rejected the families’ appeals, allowing the evictions. Peace Now highlights that these actions are part of a broader campaign affecting around 700 residents in 80 families, citing discriminatory laws that permit Jews to reclaim property lost in 1948 while denying Palestinians the same right. **In November 2025**, Israeli authorities, backed by courts and the state, carried out evictions of Palestinian families in Batan al-Hawa, a densely populated area of Silwan just south of Al-Aqsa Mosque. Elderly residents, including Asmahan Shweikeh and Juma’a Odeh, were forcibly removed from lifelong homes, with police seizing properties and immediately transferring them to Israeli settlers linked to the settler organization Ateret Cohanim. These evictions followed years of legal battles that culminated in Israeli Supreme Court rulings rejecting Palestinian appeals. In 2025 alone, nine Palestinian families in Batan al-Hawa were expelled, joining at least 16 others displaced since the early 2000s. Around 700 additional residents remain at risk, with eviction orders staggered to weaken collective resistance. The takeover of homes has transformed the neighborhood into a heavily militarized area marked by surveillance, private security, police raids, arrests, and settler violence. Batan al-Hawa’s strategic location near the Old City has made it a central target in efforts to consolidate Israeli control around Al-Aqsa. Longstanding neglect of Palestinian services, combined with aggressive settlement expansion, has contributed to what residents and rights groups describe as the gradual erasure of Palestinian life from East Jerusalem. **On December 15, 2025,** Israeli authorities forcibly evicted three Palestinian families from their homes in the Baten al-Hawa neighborhood of Silwan, south of Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem. The evictions were carried out in favor of the Israeli settler organization Ateret Cohanim and targeted the family of Um Nasser Rajabi and her sons, including relatives with severe medical and disability needs. Officials say the evictions are part of an escalating campaign of displacement in Baten al-Hawa. Since June 2024, 13 homes have been evacuated, with dozens more at risk. Israeli courts are currently reviewing cases that could affect 26 homes housing about 250 Palestinians, and additional evictions are expected in early 2026. Ateret Cohanim bases its claims on alleged Jewish ownership dating back to the late 19th century, using Israeli laws that allow Jewish restitution in East Jerusalem while denying Palestinians similar rights to reclaim property lost in 1948. Human rights groups argue this legal framework is discriminatory and enables mass evictions. Baten al-Hawa’s strategic location near the Old City has made it a prime target for settler expansion aimed at consolidating Israeli control around Al-Aqsa Mosque. The eviction campaign is financially supported by U.S.-based, tax-deductible donations to Ateret Cohanim. Palestinian officials and rights organizations describe the evictions as part of an ongoing system of forced displacement that violates international law and extends the historical dispossession of Palestinians into the present day. **On December 18, 2025**: Israeli authorities issued evacuation orders to Jerusalem resident Khalil Basbous and his son Bilal, requiring them to leave their homes in the Batn al-Hawa neighbourhood of Silwan, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, by the fifth of next month. The orders were issued in favour of the settler organisation Ateret Cohanim, which claims the land as “Jewish-owned”. Eight members of the family, including children, live in the two homes. In the same area, settlers, under the protection of Israeli forces, seized the homes of brothers Nasser and Aayed al-Rajbi and their mother. The settlers raised the Israeli flag over the houses after the family was forcibly evicted days earlier, also in favour of Ateret Cohanim. **On December 22, 2025,** Israeli authorities demolished a four-storey residential building in the Silwan neighborhood of East Jerusalem, displacing more than 100 Palestinians from over ten families, including women, children, and elderly residents. Human rights groups described the operation as the largest demolition carried out in Jerusalem in 2025. The demolition took place in the early hours of Monday under heavy police and security presence. Witnesses and AFP reporters said three bulldozers tore through the building as residents watched their belongings scattered in the street. Residents reported being awakened while asleep, given only minutes to change clothes and gather essential documents, and denied the opportunity to remove furniture. One resident, Eid Shawar, said his family of seven had nowhere to go and would be forced to sleep in their car. Palestinian officials strongly condemned the demolition. The Jerusalem governorate, affiliated with the Palestinian Authority, described it as part of a systematic policy of forced displacement aimed at reducing the Palestinian presence in the city, calling it a war crime and a crime against humanity. Human rights organizations Ir Amim and Bimkom said the demolition was carried out without prior notice, just hours before a scheduled meeting intended to discuss possible legal solutions to prevent it. Israeli authorities justified the demolition by claiming the building was constructed without a permit and was subject to a court-approved demolition order issued in 2014. The Jerusalem municipality said the land was zoned for recreational and sports use, not residential housing. Palestinian residents and rights groups reject this rationale, arguing that Israeli planning policies in East Jerusalem make permits nearly impossible for Palestinians to obtain and are used to deepen an already severe housing crisis. **On January 5, 2026,** Israeli settlers seized the Basbous family home immediately after its evacuation in the Batn al-Hawa neighborhood of Silwan.

On June 23, the Israeli army raided the village of Kafr Malik, and shot and killed 13-year-old Ammar Motaz Hamayel allegedly for throwing stones at Israeli settlers. Israeli forces briefly detained 13-year-old Ammar Mutaz Hamayel after he was shot near the village of Kafr Malik, before handing him over to a Palestinian ambulance crew. The paramedics took him to the Palestine Medical Complex in Ramallah, where he was pronounced dead. Kafr Malik, which has a population of about 2,500 Palestinians, is located 17 kilometers northeast of Ramallah and is surrounded by the Israeli settlement of Kokhav HaShahar. **Defense for Children - Palestine investigation** Ammar Motaz Mostafa Hamayel, 13, was shot **in the back** by Israeli forces around 4 p.m. on June 23 while out on a walk with a friend near the bypass road adjacent to the Palestinian village of Kufr Malik. Israeli forces, stationed in a concealed position behind pine trees, opened fire on Ammar and his friend from a distance of between 500 and 1,000 meters (1,640 to 3,281 feet) away. One bullet struck Ammar in his back and exited from his neck. His friend ran away, and Israeli soldiers approached and detained Ammar for about two hours, preventing anyone from reaching him. Around 6 p.m., Israeli forces handed over Ammar to a Palestinian ambulance which brought him to the Palestine Medical Complex in Ramallah, where he was pronounced dead. According to Ayed Abu Eqtaish the accountability program director at DCIP: *“Ammar was walking with his friend when Israeli forces opened fire on him suddenly and without warning, striking him in the back, indicating he was turned away from the soldiers and posing no threat to them" (...) “He is the 29th Palestinian child killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank this year as Israel continues its campaign of genocide in Gaza with complete impunity."* While Israeli forces detained Ammar after shooting him, they physically assaulted multiple family members and neighbors who attempted to reach him and provide aid. Israeli forces also prevented a Palestinian ambulance from providing aid to Ammar. **Who was Ammar ?** Ammar was an outstanding student at his school and a distinguished member of the Palestinian national junior Muay Thai team for more than four years. He won multiple local and international titles. His dream was to become a Muay Thai world champion. **Trageting children is an occupation pattern** Israel’s routine use of lethal force against Palestinian children reflects a wider policy of violence and impunity that violates international law. Under international human rights law, lethal force may only be used when strictly unavoidable to protect life, yet, Israeli forces continue to target children with deliberate, unlawful killings.

On January 21, 2025, during the night, the violent extremists settler Shem Tov Luski and his father, Gadi Luski, attacked the village of Shkara south Hebron hills, in the occupied West Bank. They broke into a poultry farm south of the city of Yatta together with a settler wearing a uniform. There, they assaulted the farm’s workers and fired live ammunition at them and at the owner, who lives near the coops. Gadi Luski threatens with a weapon; Shem Tov Luski repeatedly punches and kicks until blood is drawn. They attacked residents including women and children. Six Palestinians were injured and evacuated to receive medical treatment at Beita Hospital. Israeli soldiers protected the attackers, fired live rounds into the air, and at least three cars were smashed. Israeli police forces concluded the incident by arresting four of the residents who were attacked, while the attackers continue to walk free. **Afermath, according to Masafering:** On Sunday, 22.6.25, Hebron police officers arrested Shem Tov and Gadi Lusky, owners of the ancient Susia outpost. Unusually - not only was the arrest made, but the apartheid regime's prosecutor's office decided to file charges against the two, who are still under house arrest outside their outpost. They are attributed with crimes of sabotage and aggravated injury, reaching a limit to commit a crime, and for good reason also a crime of simple assault. The indictment refers to the attack that took place two days before the arrest, which we published together with documentation in which a good name is seen hitting a man until he bleeds while his father Gadi threatens those around him with a weapon. What the prosecutor's office is not in a hurry to tell is that even in real time - during this incident, as in the other terrorist incidents in which the Lusky family members participated, they received assistance and complete immunity from the state bodies - a soldier in uniform who protected them while they were attacking and the police who came after the attack and arrested the Palestinians who were attacked. After all, the army, the police, and the judicial system are doing what is possible to allow reality to continue as it is, to use the violence of the Lusky family as another tool in order to carry out ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian residents of the area. It is not clear why the authorities decided to arrest Gadi and his son precisely after this incident, when the two are routinely involved in similar incidents. What is clear is that even when they are detained the authorities continue to assist and grant immunity to settlers from this outpost and others so that they continue the routine of daily attacks without interruption. https://x.com/masafering/status/1935000215951491194?t=U2jXo_hDhl7nF_czN_Gveg&s=19 **Threading Lusky events with the support of the authorities:** A few weeks ago, settlers including Shem Tov Lusky set up a tent in the middle of the village of Susia, where they stayed for days and nights during which they invaded private lands, beat residents, and chased the children of the village on their way to school and back. The authorities who arrived left them to continue their work Unroll available on Thread Reader A few days later, another tent was erected, also with the involvement of father and son Lusky, in another location near the village of Susia. Not only did the police do nothing against the attempt to establish another outpost, they also refused to help the residents when they were attacked, or blocked on their way home by their settlers. On 1.5.25 Shem Tov Lusky and other settlers tried to break into the house of the residents of the village of Khaldiya. Not only did the army do nothing to stop them, it arrested the owner of the house they were trying to break into, and kept him for hours cuffed and blindfolded in a military base. On 24.3.25 Shem Tov and other settlers attacked the residents of the village of Susia, including the director of the movie "There is no other country" Hamdan Belal. The police who arrived at the scene left the settlers to leave, when the army arrests Hamdan and two other residents, while they were injured. They were held at a military base where the soldiers continued to abuse them. On 12.2.25, according to the evidence, Shem Tov and Gadi Lusky together with other settlers invaded private lands in Wadi Rahim near Susia. Uniformed men who joined them attacked the landowners who came to demand that the invaders leave. On 3.2.25 Shem Tov Lusky and other settlers came to evict landowners from their olive groves in Wadi am Nir. Soldiers and MGB policemen who joined the incident, attacked and arrested two of the Palestinian landowners, expelled the others, and left the settlers in place. Unroll available on Thread Reader On 16.1.25 Shem Tov Lusky and other settlers invaded the yard of a house in Kfar Susia with a herd of cows, beat the residents and tried to break down the door of the house. Police who arrived at the scene claimed that the settlers were unable to control their herd of cows, and lied that there was no violence or damage to property in the incident. On 8.11.24 Shem Tov Lusky and other settlers attacked plantation owners who arrived at an olive helicopter in Wadi am Nir, they tried to steal the olives that had melted, soldiers who arrived at the place immediately began to expel the landowners who were attacked from the place, and detained the solidarity activists who accompanied them.

On June 19, in the village of Surif, near Hebron, Israeli settlers under the protection of soldiers carried out a pogrom, setting fire to crops and properties. They shooting at homes, setting fields ablaze, and trying to set Palestinian houses on fire to burn families alive inside. They fired live bullets at citizens in the Al-Qurainat area while they were trying to extinguish a fire started by the settlers on the land there. A Palestinian citizen was killed and eight others were injured, including one seriously, his brother Ali, by settlers’ gunfire in Surif, Hebron. Name of the martyr : - Muhammad Ahmad Mahmoud Al-Hour (48 years old) Some of the injured were transferred to nearby hospitals, while others are still receiving treatment at a medical center in the town .jpg)

Operation Expands in Northern west Bank: On June 18, during the night, five battalions from the Samaria Brigade entered the Balata refugee camp in Nablus as part of the expanded operations in northern West Bank and as part of Operation 'Iron Wall,' alongside police forces and Shin Bet according to the IDF spokesperson. (Other units operate simultaneously in Meithalun, Jenin in Qalqilya, Salfit and in Jayyous). Several Israeli military vehicles stormed the camp, surrounded its entrances, and prevented entry and exit. Snipers were positioned on the rooftops of some homes. Israeli soldiers raided several homes, ransacked their contents, and forced some families to evacuate their homes, turning them into military barracks and detention and field investigation centers. The forces searched of homes, arrested wanted individuals and confiscated weapons, combat equipment and military gear.

**On June 16, 2025**, sraeli forces raid ‘Askar refugee camp, turning homes into military outposts. **On June 17, 2025**, Israeli forces continued the assault against the Askar al-Jadid refugee camp to the east. They stormed several neighborhoods in the city, raided a house in the Nablus al-Jadidah neighborhood, and detained a citizen whose identity has not yet been revealed.They raided dozens of homes in the camp and assaulted residents, with several of them subsequently transferred to the hospital. They also turned a number of houses into military barracks, detained dozens of citizens inside them, and conducted field investigations with them. They imposed a curfew inside the camp, surrounded all its entrances, and prevented citizens from entering or leaving it.

Tamra, a city of 37,400 where four women from one family were killed by a missile yesterday, has zero public shelters, while the Jewish town of Mitzpe Aviv (population 1,100) right next to it has 13. Footage circulated where Israelis celebrated as Iranian missiles struck the predominantly Palestinian Israeli town of Tamra. Four Palestinians from the same family were killed after a missile hit a residential building in the town.  *Ruins of the Khatib family home in which Manar Khatib, her two daughter and sister-in-law all died in two ‘safe rooms’ in the blast from an Iranian missile. Photograph: Quique Kierszenbaum/The Guardian* Many Palestinian citizens of Israel don’t have access to safe rooms or underground shelter, while Jewish Israelis do. This isn't neglect, it's deliberate. Iran’s missile strikes revealed the systemic discrimination faced by Palestinian citizens. The unequal response underscores Israel’s apartheid system, where Palestinians are treated as second-class citizens even in life-or-death situations. Tamra’s mayor, Mussa Abu Rumi, stated that the Israeli government has never built a single shelter in Arab towns, exposing racial inequality in civil defense infrastructure. Despite pledging loyalty to Israel, residents in Tamra feel neglected and unprotected, with rescue efforts left largely to locals. The mayor and others point to growing far-right influence in Israeli politics and systemic discrimination as root causes of such disparities. Ayman Odeh, Knesset member and friend of the victims, criticized the Netanyahu government, accusing it of exploiting conflict and ignoring the unresolved Palestinian issue. **Name of the victims:** Manar Al-Fakhri Khatib / Khatib Manar Al-Qassem Abu Al-Heija / Khatib Shatha Khatib Razan Khatib Hala Khatib

Israeli prison forces have launched a violent crackdown on Palestinian prisoners across several detention centers over the past few days, storming prison cells and beating detainees under the pretext that they were celebrating Iran’s retaliation attacks on Israel, according to the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS). Israeli authorities, through a spokesperson for the Israel Prison Service (IPS)—the security unit responsible for managing Israeli prisons—have released footage showing prison guards taking disciplinary action against inmates who were seen cheering in support of Iran’s recent missile strikes. The video has sparked outrage and renewed concerns about the treatment of prisoners amid escalating regional tensions. During Shabbat, several incarcerated individuals, referred to as "terrorists" by Israeli authorities, were reportedly beaten and subjected to "disciplinary" measures after allegedly celebrating the rocket attacks targeting Israeli civilians. These actions were carried out following an order from National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir. In numerous Israeli detention facilities, Palestinian inmates were reportedly assaulted by prison forces, placed in solitary confinement, and stripped of various "privileges" under heightened security protocols. **An incitement article from Eliana Fleming on jfeed.com speak about one of an incident:** During a rocket barrage targeting Israeli civilian areas, Palestinian inmates in an Israeli prison were reported to have celebrated in "A central Israeli high-security facility". The Israel Prison Service, under Commissioner Kobi Yaakobi, deployed the elite Metzada unit to conduct a controlled raid. The inmates involved faced disciplinary hearings and punitive measures. **The perpetrators** The Metzada Unit (Hebrew: יחידת מצדה) is the tactical unit of the Israel Prison Service (IPS), tasked with arresting escaped prisoners, conducting hostage rescues, leading special operations and prison raids, managing prison riots, and providing VIP protection. It is one of five official hostage rescue units in Israel and operates nationwide under the direct authority of the IPS Chief of Operations. Since 2006, the unit has also been subordinate to the IDF General Staff and may participate in military missions with the IPS Commissioner’s approval. Metzada specializes in the use of non-lethal weapons, and its instructors provide guidance to the broader Israeli defense community on related tactics. **PPS statement** Amjad al-Najjar, head of the PPS, said in a press statement that Israeli suppression units, accompanied by police dogs, raided prisoner sections, brutally assaulting detainees with batons and tear gas after handcuffing them. He described the scenes as devoid of any basic standards of human dignity. He described the operation as a “systematic campaign of repression” inside Israeli occupation prisons. He warned that prisoners are enduring increasingly harsh conditions as the prison administration intensifies its punitive measures. “The Israeli occupation authority is exploiting the world’s focus on the Iran-Israel escalation to exact revenge on Palestinian prisoners, away from international scrutiny,”(...). “The risk to their lives grows with each passing day.". In response to the ongoing abuses, Palestinian institutions have sent urgent letters to the United Nations and various human rights organizations, urging immediate action to halt the violations and to hold Israeli authorities accountable.

Around 5:30 pm, an Israeli drone struck a man riding a bicycle on Street 17 west of Deir al-Balah. As people tried to go to his rescue, Israeli troops targeted them also, leading to the murder of sux people in total. **Names of the martyrs:** 1. Mohammad Ahmad Abu Jiab 2. Iyad Yahya Awad 3. Raed Fathi Al-Buraim 4. Yassin Faraj Al-Arar 5. Mohammad Masoud Khashan 6. Ismail Anwar al-Kurd