Israeli forces storm into Qalqilya and carry out detention campaigns, bombardment of Rafah

While the Israeli army tightened its siege of the Palestinian cities and villages and started running patrol on all roads of the West Bank; scores of Israeli tanks, bulldozers and armed vehicle once again broke into Qalqilya and the neighboring village amid intensive fire. An Israeli military spokesman said that the Israeli forces will not pullout from Qalqilya until completing what he called the mission assigned to it.

The Israeli army also imposed curfew on Beit Joureik village near Eitamar settlement, as well as several villages close to Ramullag and started breaking in operations, while seven youths were arrested in Bethlehem, one youth in Shweikah suburb near Toulkarem and one young man in Ramullah.

News reports talked about the preparations made by the Israeli forces to break into large number of the Palestinian villages, while a Palestinian source said that four Palestinian citizens were wounded by the shells of the Israeli tanks which targeted Rafah camp.