Israeli forces detain Palestinian groom in wedding raid as settler attacks continue across West Bank

Israeli forces and settlers carried out a series of attacks across the occupied West Bank on Friday, the Palestinian news agency Wafa reported. In Jaba’, south of Jenin, Israeli forces stormed the town, firing live ammunition and tear gas, and shot a young Palestinian man in the thigh, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society said. Near Ramallah, Israeli forces raided a wedding hall in the village of al-Mughayyir, firing tear gas at around 150 guests and detaining four people, including the groom, Wafa said, citing Palestinian residents. In the same village, troops stormed the home of Palestinian man, Hamed Abu Naim, seized its keys and forced the family out. In Beit Ummar, north of Hebron, several Palestinians were treated for tear gas inhalation after Israeli forces fired tear gas at residents and their homes. According to residents, troops had entered the town to protect Israeli settlers who had chased children near its entrance and tried to assault them. Soldiers also stopped a vehicle at the entrance and beat its driver. South of Yatta, in the Hebron governorate, settlers besieged the home of Yousef Shannaran for the 40th consecutive day, media activist Osama Makhamra told Wafa. He said settlers had put back up a tent next to the house that Israeli forces had previously removed, so the family can only come and go by coordinating with nearby troops. Settlers also threw stones at the home, smashed its windows and doors and poisoned the family’s water well, he added. Near Khirbet Srouj, west of Jenin, settlers attacked Palestinian families harvesting olives and stole harvested olives and equipment. In occupied East Jerusalem, two Palestinian brothers were forced to demolish their own homes in Sur Baher after the Israeli municipality said they had been built without permits. Israeli forces also detained a Palestinian child and a woman in the southern Hebron area, Quds News Network reported. Israeli occupation soldiers joined Israeli settlers in dancing and singing outside the home of Palestinian Yousef Shanaran, which has been besieged for 40 consecutive days in Wadi al-Rakheem, south of Yatta in the southern Hebron hills. The settlers have besieged the family inside the home for 40 days with daily attacks and a poisoned water well, all in the presence of Israeli occupation soldiers. The soldiers also aid the siege by refusing to remove the settlers’ tent and by requiring the Palestinian family to obtain a permit to bring in food and water. — Quds News Network (@QudsNen) November 13, 2026