Israeli snipers positioned themselves on rooftops as troops stormed Ramallah and el-Bireh.The Israeli army has launched a raid on Ramallah and el-Bireh in the occupied West Bank, with the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) reporting that at least 24 Palestinians have been wounded in the attacks.The wounded included a 12-year-old child, shot in the back near a vegetable market, the Wafa news agency, citing medical teams, reported on Tuesday.Witnesses on the ground said Israeli forces stormed a currency exchange shop in an area between Ramallah and el-Bireh, detaining at least three Palestinians while Israeli snipers positioned themselves on rooftops as troops stormed the central vegetable market area.A 71-year-old man and four other people were also wounded in the head, face, abdomen and neck by rubber-coated steel bullets.
BREAKING: Israeli occupation soldiers fire a stun grenade into a shop, sparking fear among civilians, during their ongoing raid into downtown Ramallah. pic.twitter.com/HvKiGdOHyF
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) August 26, 2025Five others, including two pregnant women, suffered from tear gas inhalation during the raid.A rescue team was prevented from reaching the wounded in the besieged areas, they said.Xavier Abu Eid, former communication director for the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), said the raid lasted a few hours in an area close to three schools and a market.“This is part of the daily life of Palestinians,” Abu Eid told Al Jazeera from Ramallah, noting that Israel is conducting a show of force to remind residents “who is actually ruling here”.War on ‘all Palestinian people’Adel Abdel Ghafar, senior fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs, said Israel’s latest military operation in Ramallah showed its …
