Palestinians stand on a street in Jenin that was damaged during the Israeli forces' raid. Photo: Raneen Sawafta/Reuters.
Tel Aviv continues to violently crack down on Palestinians in the West Bank as the war in Gaza extends to its 24th day
The director ofĀ Al-Mayadeen‘sĀ bureau in Palestine, Nasser al-Laham, confirmed that Israeli troops violently raided his home in Beit Lahm in the southern West Bank in the early hours of 31 October.
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His wife was reportedly assaulted, and his two sons were arrested temporarily during the raid.
Laham said his children experienced āwhat all the children of the West Bank are experiencing,ā mentioning that heās hesitant to talk about his experience given the ethnic cleansing campaign in Gaza.Ā
āWhen one sees homes being demolished and innocent lives lost in Gaza, it would be extremely hard to compare the suffering of Gazans to mere arrests and physical assaults,” Laham said. “A person is ashamed to talk about his concern when he watches through the screens what is happening to our people in Gaza.”
Laham described the attack on his home, saying that they raided his house despite the knowledge that it housed a broadcasting studio, later adding that the Israeli force pillaged his home and abruptly searched his sonsā rooms, intimidating them during the process.Ā
His kids, Bassil and Bassel, were arrested. Bassil would be released later after being beaten, while Bassel, whoās secretary of the Fatah movement at Beit Lahm University, remains detained.Ā
Laham mentioned that the Israeli forces used sledgehammers to break through the doors and walls of his house, saying that situation was similar to “military operations, not civilian arrests.”
The West Bank has seen itsĀ share of violenceĀ since the start of theĀ Al-Aqsa FloodĀ operation on 7 October.
More than 110 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank since the start of the violence by both armed settlers and soldiers. At least 34 of the victims have beenĀ journalists.
Last week,Ā Al-JazeeraĀ correspondent Wael al-Dahduh lost his wife, daughter, and son during an Israeli airstrike while reporting on the Israeli violence against the Palestinians.
