Israeli forces shot and arrested a Palestinian man they had been pursuing since 2017 during a raid in the northern occupied West Bank on Wednesday, a local prisoners' rights official told Anadolu.
Samer Bani Odeh, a man in his 40s, was shot in the hand when Israeli special forces raided his home and those of his brothers in the town of Tammun, southeast of Tubas, said Kamal Bani Odeh, head of the Palestinian Prisoners Club in Tubas.
Earlier Wednesday, Israeli forces detained one of Samer Bani Odeh's brothers in an attempt to pressure him to surrender, releasing him several hours later, the official said.
Bani Odeh previously spent two years in Israeli prisons during the Second Intifada, according to the official.
His family has faced repeated Israeli raids and arrests over the years, including the detention of his wife, son and brothers, he added.
Separately, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society said a 21-year-old Palestinian was hospitalised after being beaten by Israeli forces at the Al-Murabba checkpoint west of Nablus.
Read: Palestinian woman killed, 2 injured in Israeli airstrike in Gaza despite ceasefire
The man, from the nearby village of Tell, had been detained since 7 am before being released hours later, the society said.
Around 9,350 Palestinians, including 350 children and 90 women, are held in Israeli prisons, where human rights groups have reported widespread torture, starvation and medical neglect, contributing to dozens of deaths in custody.
Israeli prison guards shoot Palestinian prisoners with rubber bullets, leaving them severely injured
Israeli prison guards shot Palestinian prisoners with rubber bullets, leaving one requiring the surgical removal of a testicle and another undergoing surgery for a fractured shin, Israel’s Haaretz daily reported Wednesday, citing medical records and testimonies.
The newspaper said Physicians for Human Rights Israel and the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel had documented 21 shooting incidents across five Israeli prisons since October 2023.
Most occurred in late 2025 and the first half of 2026, often at close range and without any preceding unrest, according to the testimonies. The rights groups said the ammunition appeared to consist of rubber or plastic projectiles.
The most severe case involved a prisoner shot in the testicle at Ketziot Prison in southern Israel in June. Medical records from Soroka Hospital showed the organ had been destroyed, requiring its surgical removal.
In testimony to his lawyer, the prisoner said guards had kicked him in the testicles during a strip search a week earlier, leaving him in severe pain. He said he was allowed to see a doctor only two days later.
A week after the beating, members of the Israeli Prison Service’s Masada unit fired rubber bullets into his cell, striking him in the previously injured testicle and behind his right knee, according to his account.
He said guards dragged him about 50 meters while he was bleeding heavily before he eventually received medical attention and was transferred to a hospital.
In another case documented in July, a prisoner at Ketziot underwent surgery for a fractured left shin after being struck by a rubber bullet, according to prison medical records.
A former inmate also told Haaretz he was shot at close range in April and denied adequate medical care for 15 days. He underwent surgery only after his release.
Read more: 47 Palestinian families face forced displacement amid Israeli blockade
The rights groups said shootings had occurred inside cells, in prison yards and even in areas where inmates waited to meet lawyers.
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish protesters storm building housing Israeli army training program
Dozens of ultra-Orthodox Jewish protesters opposed to military conscription stormed a building housing an Israeli army training program in Bnei Brak, east of Tel Aviv, on Wednesday, Israeli media reported.
Some demonstrators managed to enter the building but apparently did not reach soldiers inside, according to the Israeli news website Ynet.
The building houses Kodkod, a program that trains ultra-Orthodox Jews for software development and cybersecurity roles in the military.
Footage aired by Israeli media showed protesters clashing with police, who said two demonstrators were arrested.
It was the third attempt to storm the building in a week, according to the Israel Hayom newspaper.
Opposition Yisrael Beiteinu party leader Avigdor Lieberman condemned the protesters, describing anyone attempting to storm an army base as a “terrorist” and calling for their arrest and imprisonment.
Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and ultra-Orthodox Shas party leader Aryeh Deri of encouraging draft evasion at the expense of those serving in the military.
Bennett also pledged to redirect 30 billion shekels ($9.68 billion) in state funding from draft evaders to those performing military service following the Oct. 27 elections.
Ultra-Orthodox Jews make up around 14% of Israel’s population of more than 10 million. Many oppose military service in favor of religious study, despite a June 2024 Supreme Court ruling requiring their conscription.
The post Israeli forces shoot, arrest Palestinian man sought since 2017 in West Bank raid appeared first on express tribune.
