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The UN agency for Palestinian refugees has said that large scale Israeli raids across the occupied West Bank that began in January in Jenin have caused the "largest population displacement since the 1967 war".
The agency estimated that the raids have displaced 40,000 people so far.
UNRWA said in its weekly situation report on the occupied territory that “Coercive conditions, threats of demolition, and evacuation orders drove further displacement from these already near-empty camps".
“Israeli Forces continued to deploy militarised tactics and advanced weaponry, including the use of tanks," the agency said, adding that the Israeli authorities have suggested that they intend to continue the campaign “for the foreseeable future, including preventing residents from returning to the camps".
Our latest on the situation in 📍#Gaza and the #WestBank.
— UNRWA (@UNRWA) March 9, 2025
🔹The Israeli Forces large-scale operation in northern West Bank is causing the largest population displacement since the 1967 war. UNRWA estimates that at least 40,000 people were forced to flee.https://t.co/lHNDRU0pDj pic.twitter.com/zXtjgAIMSv
The US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said in a post on X that the US will be "revoking the visas and/or green cards of Hamas supporters in America so they can be deported".
Rubio's comments came after AP reported that US immigration agents detained a Palestinian graduate student who helped lead last year's pro-Palestine student encampment at Columbia University.
The Student Workers of Columbia union said in a statement that Mahmoud Khalil was arrested at his university accommodation on Saturday. His wife, who is 8 months pregnant, is a US citizen, while Khalil holds a permanent residency green card.
David Friedman, who served as US ambassador to Israel under the first Trump administration has criticised US hostage envoy Adam Boehler for attempting a "deal" with Hamas.
In a post on social media, Friedman said such a move would be a "waste of time and will never be kept".
During his time as ambassador, Friedman pushed pro-Israel policies and is the founder of an organisation that calls for the illegal annexation of the occupied West Bank.
Apsana Begum has warned that Israel's move to cut power and aid to Gaza is tantamount to collective punishment.
"Palestinians in Gaza are already without adequate levels of aid as Israel threatens to withdraw electricity & water, once again." the MP said in a post on X.
"Let me be clear: this amounts to collective punishment," she said, calling on the UK government to condemn "these threats and actions from its staunch and close ally".
Palestinians in Gaza are already without adequate levels of aid as Israel threatens to withdraw electricity & water, once again.
— Apsana Begum MP (@ApsanaBegumMP) March 9, 2025
Let me be clear: this amounts to collective punishment.
Our Govt must not hesitate to condemn these threats & actions, from its staunch & close ally.
Israeli forces shot and critically injured a Palestinian near the town of Tarqumiya in Hebron in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry reported.
In a statement on Telegram, the ministry said that the victim sustained injuries to the abdomen and was transferred to al-Ahli Hospital in Hebron.
The Israeli army issued a statement confirming that troops had fired at Palestinians attempting to cross the fence in the area.
Hamas has issued a statement condemning Israel's decision to cut power to Gaza as "cheap and unacceptable blackmail".
Izzat al-Rishq, a member of Hamas's political bureau said in a statement that the move was a "a desperate attempt to pressure our people and their resistance through cheap and unacceptable blackmail tactics".
Reporting by AFP
The US hostage envoy Adam Boehler has said that Hamas has suggested an exchange of prisoners and offered to 'lay down all weapons' during a five to ten year truce, Israel's Channel 11 is reporting.
Boehler said that an "optimistic" scenario would see Israeli captives released within "weeks".
Gaza residents are reporting facing food shortages in the middle of the holy month of Ramadan.
The renewed Israeli blockade on aid entering the strip has left residents grappling with food insecurity as prices on essentials triple.
"Last time we received aid, it was just a bag of flour and that bag is not enough. For those who have children, it is not enough to feed them. We need more aid than that". Khan Younis resident, Bushra Abu Akar told AP.
"There is no money, there is nothing".
Settlers besieged Palestinian worshippers while they were performing the Isha and Taraweeh prayers at a mosque in Khirbet Tana, east of Nablus, Wafa news agency is reporting citing a local official.
Tha’er Hanani, the head of the Khirbet Tana Defense Committee, reported that a group of settlers stormed the area and surrounded the mosque while dozens of people were praying inside.
Israeli forces raided Husan village, west of Bethlehem, Wafa news agency is reporting citing local sources.
According to the sources, troops fired sound bombs and tear gas at people on their way to perform Isha and Taraweeh prayers.
Israeli forces have intensified searches and identity checks on Palestinians at checkpoints near Nablus, Wafa news agency is reporting, citing local sources.
According to the sources, Israeli forces intensified security measures at the Beit Furik checkpoint east of Nablus and the al-Muraba'ah checkpoint to the south, where settlers were also said to be present.
The measures led to a severe traffic jam, compelling Palestinians observing Ramadan to break their fast at the checkpoint.
The Israeli army has appointed Brigadier General Effie Defrin as its new spokesperson after Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari stepped down from the position on Friday.
Far-right former Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has applauded the government's move to cut power to Gaza.
“I welcome the power cut to Gaza and the sector must be plunged into complete darkness immediately as long as there are still Israeli captives,” Ben-Gvir said, adding that Israel should "bomb the massive fuel storage that entered the sector as part of the miserable [ceasefire] deal.”
Ben-Gvir, who resigned from his cabinet position in January over the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, has repeatedly called for Israel to resume its attacks on Gaza and to cut aid supplies to the enclave.
Footage circulated on social media by Palestinian journalists shows an Israeli tank opening fire in Wadi Burqin, west of Jenin in the occupied West Bank.
According to Al Jazeera, Israeli forces had been conducting a raid on the town, firing tear gas at civilians.
We reported earlier that Israel's Energy Minister has announced he has issued orders to sever electricity supplies to Gaza, amid Israel's ongoing aid blockade on the territory.
According to the UN, Gaza has long faced a “chronic electricity deficit”, impacting essential services, particularly the territory's water supply.
The only power line into Gaza supplies the territory's main desalination plant, which serves over 600,000 people. Palestinians in the territory have relied on solar panels and fuel generators for their electricity.
The power line was severed after 7 October 2023, and reconnected in July 2024- however, the plant could not function fully until December that year as it had been so badly damaged by Israeli attacks.
