In the early hours of Tuesday, Israeli occupation forces launched a widespread raid and search campaign across various parts of the occupied West Bank, arresting dozens of citizens and raiding homes subjecting some occupants to interrogation and searches while a youth was wounded by occupation gunfire and settler attacks targeted Palestinian families, schoolchildren, and agricultural lands.
Arrest of 28 Citizens in Nablus
In the Nablus governorate, occupation forces arrested 28 citizens during raids on villages and towns located southwest and north of the city.
Forces raided the village of Talfit, south of Nablus, and arrested Muhammad Jabr Hajj Muhammad. They also raided the village of Tell, southwest of the city, arresting 15 citizens including Yousef Asida, Omar Asida, Mahmoud Ayoub, As’ad Yamin Mahmoud Asida, Nasser Aisha, Ubaida Yamin, Nasr al-Din Ayoub, Amr Rihan, Omar Sa’ed Asida, Adham Asida, Mu’adh Ishtayeh, Imad Yousef Hamad, and Hazem Tawfiq Asida according to security sources.
In the town of Asira al-Shamaliya, occupation forces raided several homes, converting one into an interrogation center, and arrested 12 citizens: Ahmed Hammadna, Nayef Hammadna, Ahmed Tawfiq Sawalha, Husni Bahrini, Nidal Daghlas, Muhammad Omar Shouli, Muhammad Muhammad al-Jamal, Sa’ed Ali Abu Sabah, Qutaiba Hammadna, Mu’awiya Sawalma, Nahi Sawalha, and Rami Birawi.
These incursions coincided with an attack by settlers disguised in occupation army uniforms on the family of Yousef Munawwar Abu Aisha in the village of Talfit. The settlers stormed the family’s home and severely beat its members, causing injuries and bruising that required hospital treatment.
The human rights organization Al-Baidar stated that occupation forces had been raiding the village since the early hours of dawn, searching several homes and vandalizing their contents. The organization called for the protection of residents and their homes and demanded an end to the ongoing attacks against them.
Teenager Injured and Raids in Tubas and Qalqilya
In the Tubas governorate, occupation forces arrested a young man, Mazen Daraghmeh, after raiding his family’s home in the city. Forces had stormed the city at dawn and deployed foot patrols through its streets; they also entered the town of Tammun, in the southern part of the governorate, and raided a home.
In Qalqilya, a teenager was shot and wounded by occupation forces at the city’s southern checkpoint, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent.
A large occupation army occupation force, accompanied by a military bulldozer, entered the city via the southern checkpoint and raided several homes; they also moved into Al-Wad Street and the Wadi Barham area.
Confrontations and Raids in Ramallah, Jenin, and Hebron
In the Ramallah and Al-Bireh Governorate, clashes erupted in the town of Silwad, northeast of the city; occupation forces fired tear gas, while youths threw stones at a vehicle belonging to settlers as it passed from the village of Yabrud toward the Al-Mazra’a Al-Sharqiya junction near Ramallah.
In Jenin, occupation forces raided the town of Burqin, west of the city, and continued into the towns of Al-Yamoun and Silat al-Harithiya, raiding several homes in Al-Yamoun.
In the Hebron Governorate, occupation forces raided the Al-Jalajil area of the city and searched several homes. They also entered the Al-Sheikh neighborhood, the town of Beit Ummar in the northern part of the governorate, and the town of Tarqumiya, northwest of Hebron.
In the Bethlehem Governorate, occupation forces raided the town of Al-Khader in the south, while three young men were arrested during a raid on the town of Deir Ballut, west of Salfit.
Settler Attacks Target Students, Families, and Agricultural Land
Alongside military raids, settlers continued their attacks on citizens and their property across various parts of the occupied West Bank. These attacks targeted Palestinian families, students, and farmers, intensifying during the olive harvest season.
In Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron, settlers attacked a vehicle transporting students from Al-Fakhit School on Tuesday morning, smashing its windows. This was reported by the human rights organization Al-Baydar, which warned of the dangers threatening children’s safety as they travel to school.
In the context of attacks on agricultural land, settlers uprooted grapevines in the West Bank a fresh assault targeting Palestinian property and livelihoods amid ongoing attacks on villages and farmlands.
Settler violence encompasses incursions into residential communities, attacks on homes, physical assaults on civilians, and property vandalism, as well as targeting farmers and their land; these actions exacerbate fears regarding residents’ safety and their ability to access their lands and schools securely.
These developments unfold against a backdrop of escalating Israeli raids and arrests across the West Bank, coinciding with settler attacks affecting various areas, and amidst calls to protect Palestinian civilians and halt assaults on individuals, property, and agricultural land.
Source: Palestinian media (translated and edited by Al-Manar)