Israeli forces raid Ramallah Cultural Palace during film festival

Israeli forces have raided a cultural centre in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Monday according to Twitter users.

While not much information was made available, images on social media showed Israeli soldiers standing outside the Ramallah Cultural Palace, trying to stop people from taking pictures.

"Israeli army forces raiding the Ramallah Cultural Palace right now on the final day of the Palestine Cinema days festival," tweeted Yara Hawari, Palestinian academic and writer.

The centre was reportedly holding its final night of the Palestinian Cinema festival, which went on despite the raid according to Twitter users.

I hear from festival organisers that the Palestine Cinema Days festival will go on despite Israeli violations. pic.twitter.com/F9IMtahs6U

— Jalal (@JalalAK_jojo) November 8, 2021

Other videos showed people hurling stones at Israeli military convoys as they raided the centre.

Palestinians confront the Israeli occupation forces while storming the Ramallah Cultural Palace, shortly before. pic.twitter.com/5MIgX6g6Sk

— The Inside- Palestine (@TInsidePal) November 8, 2021

Israeli forces detained eight Palestinians across the occupied West Bank on Monday in unrelated developments.