Occupied Jerusalem, August 31 (Petra) — Illegal Israeli settlers
stormed the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem on
Monday under the protection of Israeli occupation police.

Israeli occupation forces carried out a campaign of raids, incursions
and arrests across various areas of the occupied West Bank, detaining
20 Palestinians, according to the Palestinian Prisoners Club.

Clashes broke out during the raids, with Israeli forces firing tear
gas and stun grenades, causing injuries and cases of suffocation.
Dozens of homes were searched, with some sustaining damage to their
contents, while residents were detained and subjected to hours-long
field interrogations.

In Nablus, in the northern occupied West Bank, Israeli occupation
forces, accompanied by a military bulldozer, demolished two homes and
a structure under construction in the New Nablus area.

In the village of Taybeh, east of Ramallah, illegal Israeli settlers
forced the Bashir Na’im Kouna family to evacuate their home just one
week after they had moved in, following repeated attacks and threats.

In Birzeit, north of Ramallah, Israeli occupation forces demolished
two inhabited residential buildings in the Ain al-Saqi area, each
consisting of four floors.

According to the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission, Israeli
occupation authorities carried out 70 demolition operations in July,
targeting 155 Palestinian structures, including 39 inhabited homes
and 99 agricultural facilities.

The authorities issued 51 demolition orders during July.

The Commission documented 3,488 settler attacks during the first half
of 2026, resulting in the deaths of 17 Palestinians, the displacement
of 26 Bedouin and herding communities and the establishment of 42
settlement outposts.

//Petra// AK