NABLUS, January 9, 2025 (WAFA) – A Palestinian Thursday sustained an injury from Israeli army gunfire in Sebastia town, northwest of the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, according to a local source.

Mohammad Azzem, Mayor of Sebastia, said that a civilian sustained an injury after being shot by Israeli army gunfire and another suffered wounds in the head after being beaten by the soldiers in the town.

He added that the occupation forces barged their way into the town, simultaneously while firing barrages of gunfire and flares, shortly after Israeli special forces sneaked their way into the town.

He confirmed that the town has been the target of daily Israeli raids, in the course of which the forces provoke tension and violence and order the closure of local stores.

Israeli occupation forces frequently raid Palestinian houses almost daily across the West Bank on the pretext of searching for "wanted" Palestinians, triggering clashes with residents.

These raids, which also take place in areas under the full control of the Palestinian Authority, are conducted with no need for a search warrant, whenever and wherever the military chooses in keeping with its sweeping arbitrary powers.

Under Israeli military law army commanders have full executive, legislative, and judicial authority over 3 million Palestinians living in the West Bank. Palestinians have no say in how this authority is exercised.

K.F.