This act promoted by Israeli soldiers and Jewish supremacists is a desecration of the most holy place of the Samaritan community.

Mount Gerizim, or Jebel et-Tor, is the sacred mountain of the Samaritans and has been so for thousands of years. It consists of three peaks, the main summit, the wide flat western hill and Tell er-Ras to the north. It has been traditionally identified with the sacred mountain upon which the Blessing was delivered by Divine decree, a claim which, in Samaritan belief, overrides that of the rival Temple of Jerusalem. On the summit is a rock which the Samaritans believe was the place where Abraham was about to sacrifice his son Isaac.

The Samaritans, now a small Palestinian community of only a few hundred people, believe the temple on the mountain top was the first temple built by Yosha’ Bin Noun in the Holy Land. Archaeologically, the temple discovered on the summit existed before the later 2nd century BC.

Source : UNESCO

Since Decemeber 28, The Isreli forces multiplying the incursions into Nablus

• The operation, has left several casualties and heightened fears among the residents,

• This action is seen as part of a broader strategy to assert control over areas that are vital to both the military and political goals of the occupying forces.

• For many in Nablus, this incursion is not just a military operation, but a reminder of the daily struggles they endure under occupation, contributing to a cycle of violence and instability.

• The impact is felt deeply by the local population, whose daily lives are disrupted by the constant presence of military forces and checkpoints.

On December 28 Israeli army launched fire flares in the Nablus sky.

On December 29 Israeli soldiers escort settlers in a provocative tour of the Old City of Hebron. They fire teargas intensively during their incursion into the town of Rujeib, east of Nablus.

On January 1st, 2025, three Palestinians were injured during an Israeli raid in the Old City of Nablus, in the North of occupied West Bank.

• An Israeli undercover unit disguised as civilians initiated the raid (Perfidy), leading to heavy gunfire and armed clashes with Palestinian resistance groups.

• One sustained a serious back injury, while two others were moderately injured in the leg and thigh.

• Injured individuals were transferred to Rafidia Government Hospital.

• The Palestine Red Crescent Society reported Israeli forces directly fired on ambulances.

• Israeli forces arrest violetnly two Palestinian youths during the nigth

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