WEST BANK, (PIC)
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) carried out a series of raids across various areas of the West Bank on Thursday, accompanied by arrests in Jenin, Nablus, and Ramallah.
In Jenin, local sources reported that the IOF stormed the town of Ya’bad, conducting extensive searches of residents’ homes and ransacking their contents, resulting in the arrest of eight Palestinians.
In Nablus, the IOF also arrested eight residents after raiding neighborhoods in the eastern, western, and central parts of the city.
Clashes broke out in several areas of Nablus, during which IOF soldiers fired live ammunition, as well as stun grenades and tear gas.
In Qalqilya, the Israeli forces tightened their military measures around the city by setting up mobile checkpoints at its eastern and southern entrances, hindering residents’ movement and checking their IDs.
In Occupied Jerusalem, the Palestinian Red Crescent reported receiving a call about a serious injury in the town of Beit Duqqu, noting that the Israeli army was preventing its crews from reaching the injured person.
Meanwhile, the Israeli forces conducted raids in the town of Tammun, the village of Marah Rabah south of Bethlehem, and the Aqbat Jabr refugee camp west of Jericho.
The incursions included home raids, searches, and intimidation of residents, though no additional arrests were reported in those areas at the time.
Earlier on Wednesday, the IOF closed the headquarters of the Idhna Zakat Committee west of al-Khalil and arrested its head along with several employees.
Eyewitnesses confirmed that the Israeli army shut down the committee’s office, affiliated with the Ministry of Endowments, by military order and arrested the committee’s head, Ghaleb Tamizeh, his son Issam, and two other residents.
According to details, the Israeli army summoned committee member Tamer Abu Jheisha for questioning by its intelligence services and destroyed the vehicle of resident Shaher Abu Jheisha in the town.
Israeli forces earlier closed the headquarters of the Islamic Charitable Society in al-Khalil and arrested former minister of endowments and head of the association, Hatem al-Bakri, just days after shutting down the Muslim Youth Association in the city.
On previous occasions, the Israeli forces have raided and closed charitable organizations in al-Khalil and confiscated their contents as part of an ongoing policy targeting the charitable sector for years.
At the same time, settler militias continued attacks across various parts of the West Bank and Occupied Jerusalem, targeting Palestinian residents and their property as systematic assaults, amid ongoing calls for resistance and escalation.
Overnight and into the early morning, settlers attacked a home in the village of Qaryut, south of Nablus.
Settlers also raided Palestinian homes in al-Khalil, where several areas of the city witnessed incursions by the IOF troops on Wednesday, including a raid on a zakat committee office and a charitable association.
Settler militias also attacked residents near a settlement outpost in the village of Janata, southeast of Bethlehem.
In Jericho, settlers cut water pipelines belonging to Palestinian farmers near the Ein al-Auja spring north of the city and attacked Palestinian vehicles near the Tuqu’ roundabout.
Settlers also stole 170 sheep along with horses from the town of Jifna, north of Ramallah, and closed the entrance of the town of Mikhmas northeast of Occupied Jerusalem under the protection of the Israeli forces.
On Wednesday, Israeli forces stormed the eastern area of Nablus to secure a settler incursion into Joseph’s Tomb.
Eyewitnesses reported that military vehicles, accompanied by a bulldozer, were widely deployed in the area, with reinforced military presence around the site.
They added that the IOF closed several roads using dirt barriers to facilitate settlers’ access to the site.
The eastern area of Nablus frequently experiences such incursions by settlers under heavy military protection, accompanied by road closures and intensive deployments that disrupt Palestinian movement.
Since the beginning of the year, settler militias have carried out 1,697 attacks against residents and their property, while the West Bank has witnessed 209 settlement-related activities as part of broader efforts described as displacement and destruction of the Palestinian population.