The anger palpable Hamas flags in the crowd rage over
the war in Gaza and rising violence here against Palestinians
in the occupied West Bank siege siege, Muzoon Mohammad
tells me we're being suffocated since the October 7th attacks
. 176 Palestinians including 43 Children says the UN have
been killed in clashes with Israeli security forces. Those
security forces also say they've arrested 1500 people. They
come in whenever they like. Mohammed says they arrest
whoever they like, they shoot whoever they like.
And this week has been especially violent deadly raids by
the Israeli military across the West Bank in Jenin.
At least 14 people killed Thursday after Israeli forces launched
a night time assault. Israel says it's targeting terrorists
that the raid in Jenin uncovered improvised explosive devices.
But to many Palestinians, the raids are just part
of a repressive decades long military occupation here. Israeli
troops raid the Al Amari refugee camp near Ramallah.
We asked why but the military did not provide any
comment. Jadel HAQ was killed now considered a martyr
in this community. We met his mother wife on
what would have been Mohamed's 30 th birthday they say
he was innocent. He was on his way to
work to bring food to the family when they shot
him. His mother, Khadija tells me everybody loved
him. Says wife Allah Allah is now a widow
at 27 years old with two babies to care for
. Palestinians also face intimidation and attacks from some Jewish
settlers living in the occupied West Bank in contravention of
international law at Friday prayers. A heaviness hangs in
the crowd in this time of war. Prayers for
peace are tempered by reality. Those are our sisters
and brothers that get killed in Gaza. We feel
the same thing because if they get the chance they
are going to do the same thing in the West
Bank also. That's the anxiety here with tensions only
getting worse. Ellen Morrow, CBC News Ramallah.