BETHLEHEM, February 24, 2025 (WAFA) – Several Palestinians Monday evening suffocated in an Israeli army raid in al-Khader town, south of the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem, according to a WAFA correspondent.

He said that Israeli occupation forces barged their way into the town and fired heavy barrages of gunfire and tear gas canisters toward local stores and houses, causing several residents to suffocate from excessive tear gas inhalation.

The 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 are conducted without 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.