**Home invasion and arrest** On July 7, 2025, in a pre-dawn incursion, the Israeli forces raided the house iof the Palestinian journalist Nasser AL-Lahham and arrested him in Doha town in Bethlehem southern West Bank, after destroying his home furniture, and confiscating 7 family mobile phones which were in the house. Nasser al-Lahham, veteran Palestinian journalist, was the AlMayadeen’s bureau chief in occupied Palestine until November 2023 and now appears only as commentator, and now editor-in-chief of Ma’an News. According to AlMayadeen, the Israeli security service, Shin Bet, was directly responsible for the detention, which specifically targeted al-Lahham’s personal broadcasting studio in search of electronic equipment and media devices linked to his journalistic work. Furthermore, his detention has been extended until Thursday, with the case referred to the Ofer military court, raising concerns of a prolonged legal progress against one of Palestine’s leading journalists. **Context of threats and attacks on freedom of expression:** His arrest is part of a broader Israeli crackdown on Palestinian media: 22 journalists are currently held in administrative detention, and 49 remain imprisoned overall. **Ambassadeur Abdal Karim Ewaida @KarimEwaida [statement](https://x.com/KarimEwaida/status/1942220512513474822)** *"J'ai été choqué d'apprendre que le journaliste Nasser al-Lahham, que je connais très bien, s'est fait arrêté à son domicile à Bethléem hier soir par les israéliens qui continuent à s'attaquer aux journalistes palestiniens pendant qu'ils prétendent être une grande démocratie. Ce journaliste est très connu en Palestine pour ses analyses et editoriaux sur la question palestinienne. Il est en détention provisoire aux dernières nouvelles jusqu'à jeudi, mais tout le monde sait ce que ça signifie chez les israéliens. J'espère qu'il sera libéré très vite comme tous ceux qu'Israël arrête pour délit d'opinion"* **Al Mayadeen statement:** *On Monday morning, July 7, Israeli occupation forces arrested our colleague Nasser Al-Lahham, Al Mayadeen’s Bureau Chief in #Palestine. The arrest was executed brutally and oppressively. The arresting unit, consisting of Shin Bet officers and personnel, ransacked al-Lahham’s home, creating chaos, tampering with his personal and family belongings, damaging electronic devices, and confiscating his personal phones. While #AlMayadeen Media Network is not surprised by the occupation’s sadistic practices and its hostility toward the media, journalists, and the freedom to report the truth, it affirms the following:* - *Al Mayadeen strongly condemns the occupation’s crime in arresting its Bureau Chief in Palestine, Nasser al-Lahham, and demands his immediate release, emphasizing his status as a #Palestinian journalist with 30 years of professional experience.* - *Al Mayadeen urges the Palestinian and #Arab journalistic community to raise their voices in solidarity with al-Lahham and demand his immediate release. As a dedicated and professional Palestinian journalist, he upholds media laws and standards, faithfully fulfilling his duty to report the truth and reality as it is.* - *Al Mayadeen calls on regional and international journalistic organizations to strongly condemn the Israeli occupation’s ongoing violations, including the silencing of journalists through arrests and bans, as well as its deliberate and systematic killing of journalists in the #Gaza Strip* - *Al Mayadeen calls on the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah to follow up on the case of Nasser al-Lahham’s arrest, as he is a Palestinian citizen working as a journalist within the framework of the law* *Al Mayadeen expresses its sincere gratitude to everyone who has shown solidarity with Nasser al-Lahham, whether through statements, acts of support, or public outcry, including Palestinian leaders and factions, Arab and Palestinian political movements and parties, media outlets, writers, journalists, and all defenders of truth and justice. He is considered a prominent Palestinian and Arab media figure, and not merely Al Mayadeen's bureau chief in Palestine. The network will spare no effort in defending Nasser al-Lahham and advocating for his cause before all relevant authorities and public opinion forums. For Al Mayadeen, al-Lahham represents a committed media voice, a major influencer, and a prominent Palestinian figure dedicated to defending his people.* **Detention extented** On July 13, 2025, the Israeli military court at Ofer Camp extended the detention of Nasser al-Laham, a prominent Palestinian journalist and editor-in-chief of Ma'an News Agency, for three additional days. Al-Laham is suspected of incitement, affiliation with a terrorist organization, and providing services to it, due to his past leadership role at Al-Mayadeen, a Lebanese media outlet linked to Hezbollah. While the judge acknowledged a basis for his detention, he criticized the Israeli police for not progressing with the investigation efficiently. Police cited the vast amount of online content involving al-Laham as a reason for delay. During the hearing, the police admitted that Al-Mayadeen is not banned in the West Bank and that Al-Laham was neither warned nor questioned before his arrest. Al-Laham’s lawyer argued he had ceased his role at Al-Mayadeen in November 2023, and now only appears as a commentator. The court rejected requests to hold the session behind closed doors and to prohibit photographing the suspect, citing lack of legal justification.  *Al-Laham at the hearing to extend his detention today. The police representative admitted that Al-Mayadeen's activities were not banned in the West Bank. Photo: Hagar Shizaf* **On July 15: end of detention** The police have released Al-Laham unconditionally and sent him home after eight days in detention.

**On July 4:** Predawn attacks by settlers on the Samer Abu Zaitoun household near Jabal Sabih. The settlers attempted to set the house on fire and beat three residents who tried to prevent the arson. Shortly after, Israeli troops stormed the town, firing live bullets, tear gas, and stun grenades. Eight residents were treated for suffocation due to the inhalation of tear gas. **On July 5:** Israeli settlers have reportedly opened fire on Jabal Bir Qouza village in the town of Beita, south of Nablus. The area lies near Jabal Sabih (Mount Sabih), which is around 570 m in elevation at the center of land ownership disputes due to settler outposts (Evyatar) and Israeli military activity and mass protests by Palestinians. These masked Israeli settlers also attacked the outskirts of the town of Beita by throwing stones on homes and civilians and they set fire to a vehicle. Palestinians in Beita resisted settler incursions from Mount Sabih. A young man was hit by rubber-coated bullets. **See related events on Tiktokgenocide:** These events are part of a wider pattern of escalating settler violence in the Beita region, alongside repeated incursions into areas like Bir Qouza and ongoing clashes around Mount Sabih : [JUNE 2133# ](https://tiktokgenocide.com/event/2133) [MAY 1864# ](https://tiktokgenocide.com/event/1864) [FEBRUARY 1588# ](https://tiktokgenocide.com/event/1588)

**On July 4, 2025**, 30 Bedouin families from the Mleihat tribe were forcibly displaced from Mu’arrajat in the northern Jordan Valley, dismantling shelters amid escalating settler violence. Documented attacks included vehicle blockades, school assaults, livestock theft—frequently occurring with Israeli soldier presence and little intervention. By early July, most of the original ~200 inhabitants had fled in fear of their safety. The UN OCHA reported that between May 27 and June 2 alone, 32 settler attacks affected rural communities—including herding groups in Masafer Yatta and Al-Mu'arrajat—causing injuries and property damage, eroding livelihoods and access to land. According to UNOCHA, Israel government supported expansion of at least 22 new settlement outposts in May 2025, many in the Jordan Valley, intensifying pressure on pastoral communities like Al‑Mu’arrajat. **On May 1, 2025** Several masked and armed settlers invaded the village on horseback and passed near the houses and inside the courtyards. An activist, who was there documenting, was attacked by the horse and immediately afterwards pepper spray was sprayed into his eyes. The settlers carry out daily terror against the Palestinians: Beating, injuring, setting fires, throwing stones, stealing and abusing - and all of these with permission and authority, encouraged by the government and security forces. **On June 7, 2025:** Internationally sanctioned Israeli settler Zohar Sabah invades the village of Muarrajat in the Jordan Valley, occupied West Bank, harassing the residents who was celebrating Eid al-Adha. He drove a new ATV - recently gifted by the Ministry of Settlement and National Missions. **On June 23, 2025:** Settlers, under the protection of the Israeli army, gathered at dawn near al-Ka’abneh School in al-Muarrajat, playing loud music and shouting religious slogans in what appeared to be an act of intimidation. **On July 2, 2025:** Illegal Israeli settlers have established a fifth outpost in the Muarrajat area northwest of Jericho in the eastern West Bank, according to the Al-Baydar Organization for the Defense of Bedouin Rights. The settlers set up tents, brought in heavy equipment, and fenced off the land. The group warns this is part of a broader effort to Judaize grazing lands and displace long-established Bedouin communities. The outpost is seen as a strategic political move, not just a land grab, and reflects a pattern where temporary encampments quickly develop into permanent settlements. Al-Baydar emphasized that settlers often act with government support, while Bedouins face severe restrictions. ### Previous attack since october 2023 to end of 2024: **On September 16, 2024** On 16 September 2024, illegal Israeli settlers stormed Arab al‑Ka'abneh Primary School in the Al‑Mu’arrajat area. They assaulted students and teachers, wielding clubs, besieged the school, and injured at least three teachers and several students. **On September 15, 2024** Israeli forces detained three peace activists in the Arab al-Melihat Bedouin community near Jericho for preventing settlers from herding sheep in local pastures. Hassan Malihat of the Al-Baydar Organization reported that the forces also confiscated the activists' vehicle. This incident follows a series of attacks on the community, including the recent poisoning of sheep. Malihat condemned the actions as part of efforts to displace Bedouin communities in West Bank’s Area C and urged international support to protect civilians. **On September 13, 2024** Extremist Israeli settlers have poisoned more than 50 sheep on a Palestinian bedouin farm Belonging to Palestinian brothers Suleiman and Mohammad Melihat by pouring poison into the water that the animals drink from.Hassan Malihat, of Al-Baydar Organisation for the Defence of Bedouin Rights, said extremist settlers had perpetrated a series of attacks on Palestinian farms before this one. Malihat told how the occupiers killed sheep b. Event Details: [Settlers poison well killing 30 livestock animals](https://tiktokgenocide.com/event/90) **On February 2, 2025**, at 2 a.m., settlers carried out an arson attack on the Al-Mu'arrajat community in the southern Jordan Valley. Activists arrived to find an IDF patrol and a settler already present, filming and behaving aggressively. An officer took testimony and sent soldiers to the nearby illegal Zohar Sabah outpost to identify suspects. Despite a fire truck arriving 40 minutes later, no action was taken, and the mosque continued burning into the morning. Police later visited the outpost. The resident witness was advised to file a complaint, though past cases suggest it would likely be dismissed. Authorities were aware of the settler violence but failed to intervene. [Tiktokgenocide event #1581](https://tiktokgenocide.com/event/90) ### **For all the events :** [Tiktokgenocide event #115](https://tiktokgenocide.com/event/115): -Settlers assault on Arab Al-Ka’abneh Primary School near Jericho (September 16, 2024) with previous attacks since October 2023. [Tiktokgenocide event #90](https://tiktokgenocide.com/event/90) - Settlers poison well killing 30 livestock animals [Tiktokgenocide event #1581](https://tiktokgenocide.com/event/1581) - Settlers burn down mosque and tractor

Around 11:30 am, Israeli artillery shelling targeted a group of people, mainly form the Saad and Nabahin families, in the vicinity of the Shaaban Al-Rayes school in Al-Tuffah neighborhood, eastern Gaza City. At least 10 people were killed including journalist Ahmad Saad. **Names of the martyrs:** 1. Alaa Hassan Saad 2. Ali Hassan Saad 3. Ahmad Hassan Saad (journalist) 4. Khalil Ibrahim Haniya 5. Mohammad Fayez Haniya 6. Ahmad Jamal Salem 7. Bilal Salman Abu Bakr 8. Mohammad Al-Nabahin 9. Wael Sarhan Salem 10. Moataz Wael Salem (Wael's son)

On June 25, in the evening, around 20:00, dozens of Israeli settlers invaded Kafr Malik village northeast of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. They set on fire the Palestinian property, including residential homes and vehicles, while residents of the town and nearly villages attempted to confront them. At the same time, Israeli occupation forces have stormed the village in order to secure protection for the settlers. They opened fire with live bullets at Palestinians who are trying to defend their lands and property from Israeli settler attacks. They prevented ambulances then from reaching and transporting the injured. Israeli newspaper Haaretz, citing a local resident, reported that it was the Israeli army that killed the three Palestinians, although the settlers also fired handguns. **Extension of the violence in Taybieh:** On June 25, 2025, the village of Taybeh—the last entirely Christian town in the West Bank—was violently targeted by Israeli settlers, in coordination with a deadly attack on the nearby village of Kafr Malik. A large group of masked settlers, reportedly dozens strong, descended on Taybeh’s eastern entrance late on June 25, torching homes and vehicles on the outskirts No casualties were reported within Taybeh, but the episode caused widespread fear among residents . Local clergy, including Fr. Bashar Fawadleh, condemned the violence as “barbarism and brutality” and warned that Taybeh is now “living under constant fire” and “daily siege **The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) statement** They said in a statement on Wednesday that dozens of Israeli civilians set fire to property in al-Mughayyir, a village near Kafr Malik. *"Upon receiving the report, IDF and Israeli Police forces were dispatched to the scene and operated to disperse the confrontation,"(...) "Several terrorists fired from within al-Mughayyir and hurled rocks at the forces, who opened fire toward the source of fire and the rock-hurlers. Hits were identified, and it was later reported that there were several individuals injured and fatalities"*. The IDF noted that five Israeli suspects were arrested during the incident and transferred to the police. **In the latest toll:** At least 7 Palestinians were reported injured. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) reported that its ambulance crews treated five citizens for serious gunshot wounds during the settler attack against Palestinians in Kafr Malik town. 3 Palestinians were reported killed and at least Seven injured **Names of the martyrs:** The Shireen Observatory identified the slain Palestinians as: 1) Mershid Nawaf Hamayel, 35, 2) Lotfi Sabry Bairat, 18, 3) Mohammad Maher Al-Naji, age unknown. **Geolocation:** [Geolocation](https://x.com/ja31ck/status/1938012482590646476) of the footage where the arson and the clash erupted in Kafr Malik village : 31.982382, 35.306082. **Simultaneously in the West Bank:** - Israeli settlers injured an elderly Palestinian man and burned agricultural lands in the town of Asira al-Qibliya, south of Nablus. - Israeli settlers invaded Asira al-Qibliya, set fire to agricultural lands, hurled rocks at Palestinian citizens in the town, causing an elderly man to sustain a head injury and blocked civil defense crews from reaching the area to extinguish the fires. - Israeli settlers cut down dozens of olive trees between the villages of Aqraba and Bani Fadel, south of Nablus in the northern West Bank. - Israeli settlers invaded Palestinian orchards in the “Souf” area and cut more than 80 olive trees. - Israeli settlers from the Abu Fazza’ Al-Ka’abna, in the Al-Ka’abna Bedouin community, east of Ramallah, burned a Palestinian-owned vehicle parked in front of a house, and several structures. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) stated that its medics treated eight Palestinians for suffocation injuries due to smoke inhalation.

On June 23, the Israeli army raided the village of Kafr Malik, and shot and killed 13-year-old Ammar Motaz Hamayel allegedly for throwing stones at Israeli settlers. Israeli forces briefly detained 13-year-old Ammar Mutaz Hamayel after he was shot near the village of Kafr Malik, before handing him over to a Palestinian ambulance crew. The paramedics took him to the Palestine Medical Complex in Ramallah, where he was pronounced dead. Kafr Malik, which has a population of about 2,500 Palestinians, is located 17 kilometers northeast of Ramallah and is surrounded by the Israeli settlement of Kokhav HaShahar. **Defense for Children - Palestine investigation** Ammar Motaz Mostafa Hamayel, 13, was shot **in the back** by Israeli forces around 4 p.m. on June 23 while out on a walk with a friend near the bypass road adjacent to the Palestinian village of Kufr Malik. Israeli forces, stationed in a concealed position behind pine trees, opened fire on Ammar and his friend from a distance of between 500 and 1,000 meters (1,640 to 3,281 feet) away. One bullet struck Ammar in his back and exited from his neck. His friend ran away, and Israeli soldiers approached and detained Ammar for about two hours, preventing anyone from reaching him. Around 6 p.m., Israeli forces handed over Ammar to a Palestinian ambulance which brought him to the Palestine Medical Complex in Ramallah, where he was pronounced dead. According to Ayed Abu Eqtaish the accountability program director at DCIP: *“Ammar was walking with his friend when Israeli forces opened fire on him suddenly and without warning, striking him in the back, indicating he was turned away from the soldiers and posing no threat to them" (...) “He is the 29th Palestinian child killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank this year as Israel continues its campaign of genocide in Gaza with complete impunity."* While Israeli forces detained Ammar after shooting him, they physically assaulted multiple family members and neighbors who attempted to reach him and provide aid. Israeli forces also prevented a Palestinian ambulance from providing aid to Ammar. **Who was Ammar ?** Ammar was an outstanding student at his school and a distinguished member of the Palestinian national junior Muay Thai team for more than four years. He won multiple local and international titles. His dream was to become a Muay Thai world champion. **Trageting children is an occupation pattern** Israel’s routine use of lethal force against Palestinian children reflects a wider policy of violence and impunity that violates international law. Under international human rights law, lethal force may only be used when strictly unavoidable to protect life, yet, Israeli forces continue to target children with deliberate, unlawful killings.

On June 19, in the village of Surif, near Hebron, Israeli settlers under the protection of soldiers carried out a pogrom, setting fire to crops and properties. They shooting at homes, setting fields ablaze, and trying to set Palestinian houses on fire to burn families alive inside. They fired live bullets at citizens in the Al-Qurainat area while they were trying to extinguish a fire started by the settlers on the land there. A Palestinian citizen was killed and eight others were injured, including one seriously, his brother Ali, by settlers’ gunfire in Surif, Hebron. Name of the martyr : - Muhammad Ahmad Mahmoud Al-Hour (48 years old) Some of the injured were transferred to nearby hospitals, while others are still receiving treatment at a medical center in the town .jpg)

Operation Expands in Northern west Bank: On June 18, during the night, five battalions from the Samaria Brigade entered the Balata refugee camp in Nablus as part of the expanded operations in northern West Bank and as part of Operation 'Iron Wall,' alongside police forces and Shin Bet according to the IDF spokesperson. (Other units operate simultaneously in Meithalun, Jenin in Qalqilya, Salfit and in Jayyous). Several Israeli military vehicles stormed the camp, surrounded its entrances, and prevented entry and exit. Snipers were positioned on the rooftops of some homes. Israeli soldiers raided several homes, ransacked their contents, and forced some families to evacuate their homes, turning them into military barracks and detention and field investigation centers. The forces searched of homes, arrested wanted individuals and confiscated weapons, combat equipment and military gear.

Tamra, a city of 37,400 where four women from one family were killed by a missile yesterday, has zero public shelters, while the Jewish town of Mitzpe Aviv (population 1,100) right next to it has 13. Footage circulated where Israelis celebrated as Iranian missiles struck the predominantly Palestinian Israeli town of Tamra. Four Palestinians from the same family were killed after a missile hit a residential building in the town.  *Ruins of the Khatib family home in which Manar Khatib, her two daughter and sister-in-law all died in two ‘safe rooms’ in the blast from an Iranian missile. Photograph: Quique Kierszenbaum/The Guardian* Many Palestinian citizens of Israel don’t have access to safe rooms or underground shelter, while Jewish Israelis do. This isn't neglect, it's deliberate. Iran’s missile strikes revealed the systemic discrimination faced by Palestinian citizens. The unequal response underscores Israel’s apartheid system, where Palestinians are treated as second-class citizens even in life-or-death situations. Tamra’s mayor, Mussa Abu Rumi, stated that the Israeli government has never built a single shelter in Arab towns, exposing racial inequality in civil defense infrastructure. Despite pledging loyalty to Israel, residents in Tamra feel neglected and unprotected, with rescue efforts left largely to locals. The mayor and others point to growing far-right influence in Israeli politics and systemic discrimination as root causes of such disparities. Ayman Odeh, Knesset member and friend of the victims, criticized the Netanyahu government, accusing it of exploiting conflict and ignoring the unresolved Palestinian issue. **Name of the victims:** Manar Al-Fakhri Khatib / Khatib Manar Al-Qassem Abu Al-Heija / Khatib Shatha Khatib Razan Khatib Hala Khatib

Israeli prison forces have launched a violent crackdown on Palestinian prisoners across several detention centers over the past few days, storming prison cells and beating detainees under the pretext that they were celebrating Iran’s retaliation attacks on Israel, according to the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS). Israeli authorities, through a spokesperson for the Israel Prison Service (IPS)—the security unit responsible for managing Israeli prisons—have released footage showing prison guards taking disciplinary action against inmates who were seen cheering in support of Iran’s recent missile strikes. The video has sparked outrage and renewed concerns about the treatment of prisoners amid escalating regional tensions. During Shabbat, several incarcerated individuals, referred to as "terrorists" by Israeli authorities, were reportedly beaten and subjected to "disciplinary" measures after allegedly celebrating the rocket attacks targeting Israeli civilians. These actions were carried out following an order from National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir. In numerous Israeli detention facilities, Palestinian inmates were reportedly assaulted by prison forces, placed in solitary confinement, and stripped of various "privileges" under heightened security protocols. **An incitement article from Eliana Fleming on jfeed.com speak about one of an incident:** During a rocket barrage targeting Israeli civilian areas, Palestinian inmates in an Israeli prison were reported to have celebrated in "A central Israeli high-security facility". The Israel Prison Service, under Commissioner Kobi Yaakobi, deployed the elite Metzada unit to conduct a controlled raid. The inmates involved faced disciplinary hearings and punitive measures. **The perpetrators** The Metzada Unit (Hebrew: יחידת מצדה) is the tactical unit of the Israel Prison Service (IPS), tasked with arresting escaped prisoners, conducting hostage rescues, leading special operations and prison raids, managing prison riots, and providing VIP protection. It is one of five official hostage rescue units in Israel and operates nationwide under the direct authority of the IPS Chief of Operations. Since 2006, the unit has also been subordinate to the IDF General Staff and may participate in military missions with the IPS Commissioner’s approval. Metzada specializes in the use of non-lethal weapons, and its instructors provide guidance to the broader Israeli defense community on related tactics. **PPS statement** Amjad al-Najjar, head of the PPS, said in a press statement that Israeli suppression units, accompanied by police dogs, raided prisoner sections, brutally assaulting detainees with batons and tear gas after handcuffing them. He described the scenes as devoid of any basic standards of human dignity. He described the operation as a “systematic campaign of repression” inside Israeli occupation prisons. He warned that prisoners are enduring increasingly harsh conditions as the prison administration intensifies its punitive measures. “The Israeli occupation authority is exploiting the world’s focus on the Iran-Israel escalation to exact revenge on Palestinian prisoners, away from international scrutiny,”(...). “The risk to their lives grows with each passing day.". In response to the ongoing abuses, Palestinian institutions have sent urgent letters to the United Nations and various human rights organizations, urging immediate action to halt the violations and to hold Israeli authorities accountable.