Gaza Genocide11 August, 20263 min read
Israeli Army Closes Taybeh Village as Avi Bluth Orders Military Zone
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Taybeh declared a closed military zone, barring entry for Israelis and foreigners. Central Command chief Avi Bluth ordered the closure of Taybeh village.
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Gaza War Ripples
The Israeli army declared the Palestinian Christian village of Taybeh in the occupied West Bank a “closed military zone” to prevent rising attacks by occupiers in the area, according to KAN citing an order by Central Command chief Avi Bluth. The Anadolu Ajansı report said the order prevents the entry of anyone who does not reside in the village or live in the surrounding area, while it does not apply to Palestinians who are residents of the area. Anadolu Ajansı also said Israeli occupiers carried out 3,488 attacks against Palestinians and their property in the first half of this year, citing a report by the Palestinian Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission.
In parallel, the report said Israeli forces detained 25 Palestinians during raids across the occupied West Bank on Monday, including former prisoners and a journalist, with arrests from Marah Rabah, Balata refugee camp, and Nablus city. The same Anadolu Ajansı account said that since the start of the Gaza war in October 2023, the Israeli army and occupiers have escalated attacks in the West Bank, killing more than 1,182 Palestinians, injuring around 13,000 and arresting nearly 25,000, according to official Palestinian figures.
UN Warns of Collapse
During a Security Council meeting in New York, Ramiz Al-Akrob, the deputy head of the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, warned of an imminent collapse of the situation in the occupied West Bank, saying the deterioration “was not surprising” and was “the result of decades of unresolved conflict.” Yemen Monitor / Al Arabi Al-Jadeed said Al-Akrob stressed that the situation in the West Bank required urgent action, and that concern extended beyond settlement expansion to “the rapidity and systematic creation of new faits accompli on the ground.” Al-Akrob told the Security Council that “76 Palestinians were killed in the West Bank, including 18 children, by Israeli forces or settlers,” and he also cited “the killing of three Israelis, including one civilian and two security personnel.”
The same briefing described displacement, saying “127 Palestinian villages have witnessed either full or partial displacement since January 2023,” including “47 villages fully depopulated,” affecting more than 6,390 Palestinians. Yemen Monitor / Al Arabi Al-Jadeed added that Al-Akrob said Israeli planning authorities have approved nearly 12,360 housing units in the occupied West Bank since the beginning of this year, including 7,200 units in Area C and 5,160 units in East Jerusalem.
What Comes Next
The Anadolu Ajansı report said Palestinians warn that Israel is paving the way through attacks to formally annex the West Bank, undermining the possibility of establishing a Palestinian state under relevant UN resolutions. In a separate account, Yemen Monitor / Al Arabi Al-Jadeed said Al-Akrob warned that Israeli military operations and movement restrictions disrupt civilian life and humanitarian operations, with refugee camps particularly affected. The same Yemen Monitor / Al Arabi Al-Jadeed briefing said Israeli authorities described the decision to approve housing units as reinforcing Israel’s control over the West Bank and preventing the establishment of a Palestinian state.
Mondoweiss described a new, prolonged raid on the Qalandia refugee camp north of Jerusalem and just outside of Ramallah, saying Israeli forces entered after sealing it off and proceeded to arrest dozens of Palestinians and conduct field interrogations. Mondoweiss also said that in an earlier incursion at Qalandia this May, Israeli soldiers told residents to “pack your things and go to a European country,” and that residents understood the reference to Jenin as a direct threat.