NABLUS: A Palestinian woman sustained bruises this evening after being physically assaulted by Israeli occupation forces during their ongoing military raid of the town of Burqa, northwest of Nablus.

The head of the Palestinian Red Crescent Emergency and Ambulance Department in Nablus, Ahmed Jibril, said ambulance crews transported a 43-year-old woman to a hospital after she was attacked and beaten up by the occupation soldiers.

Israeli forces continued tonight their military raid of the village of Burqa, northwest of Nablus, and the closure of all its entrances since the early dawn hours today.

Large military forces, accompanied by bulldozers, stormed the Burqa village in the predawn hours today, cordoned off the village, blocked all its entrances, and banned residents’ movement.

Local sources said Israeli soldiers raided several houses, briefly held and interrogated their inhabitants, and turned them into military outposts.

Israeli military forces reportedly patrolled the streets and alleys in the villa
ge, amid the firing of stun grenades toward residents’ homes.

Forces also hung up flyers on the walls of homes, threatening residents that they would do to their village what they did to Gaza.

Israeli forces have recently intensified their military incursions into the said village, blocking its western entrance since a few months ago and banning residents’ access, forcing them to take longer alternative routes to reach their destination.
Source: Palestine News and Information Agency – WAFA