Ramallah, August 4 (Petra) — Jewish settlers intensified attacks on
several towns and villages south of Nablus in the northern occupied
West Bank on Tuesday, setting fire to vehicles, attacking homes and
damaging electricity infrastructure, according to Palestinian
officials.

The Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission said in a statement
that a group of settlers attacked homes in the area between the
villages of Jalud and Talfit, setting fire to three vehicles that
were completely destroyed.

The commission added that the settlers attempted to torch a building,
but residents intervened and prevented the attack.

In a separate incident, settlers damaged part of the electricity
network in the town of Madma, south of Nablus.

Rami Nassar, head of the Madma Village Council, said armed settlers
from a newly established settlement outpost between the villages of
Beita, Tell and Madma cut down electricity poles for the second time
in a week, damaging the local power grid and causing outages in parts
of the town.

Israeli forces closed the Solomon’s Pools tourist site, located
between the town of Al Khader and the village of Artas, south of
Bethlehem.

The Palestinian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said Israeli
forces sealed off the area by establishing military checkpoints and
preventing Palestinians from accessing the site.

The ministry added that troops raided a house nearby and made it a
military post overlooking the area.

Solomon’s Pools is one of the Bethlehem governorate’s most prominent
historical and tourist landmarks. Palestinian officials say the site
has been subject to repeated closures and military incursions that
have disrupted access for residents and visitors.

Separately, Israeli forces carried out raids and arrest operations
across several governorates in the occupied West Bank and East
Jerusalem, according to Palestinian sources.

The operations reportedly triggered clashes in several locations,
with injuries and cases of tear gas inhalation reported.

Palestinian sources said Israeli forces searched homes, ransacked
their contents and detained several Palestinians for field
interrogation before arresting some of them.

The Palestinian Prisoners Club said Israeli forces arrested 22
Palestinians in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, alleging they were
wanted by Israeli authorities.

//Petra// AK