West Bank: Raids, Arrests, and Settler Attacks Hit Several Areas

Various areas of the occupied West Bank witnessed a field escalation over the past hours, including raids by Israeli occupation forces and arrests of citizens, alongside settler attacks on Palestinians, their property, and agricultural lands. The raids covered Jenin, Qalqilya, Tulkarm, Nablus, and Jerusalem, where occupation forces arrested a number of people, including women, and attacked a wedding hall in al-Eizariya. Settlers also continued their attacks in several areas, including a house siege in Qusra, expulsion of farmers in Udla, attacks in Ramallah and Hebron, cutting down fig trees near Ramin, and incursions in the northern Jordan Valley and Deir Istiya.

Various areas of the occupied West Bank witnessed a field escalation over the past hours, including raids by Israeli occupation forces and arrests of citizens, alongside continued settler attacks on Palestinians, their property, and agricultural lands. In Jenin, occupation forces raided the al-Marrah neighborhood and arrested a number of family members of the wanted young man Qais al-Baytawi, including women, while the aunt of the wanted man was arrested during a raid on her home and its contents were smashed in Qalqilya. Occupation forces also raided homes in Qalqilya and arrested Umm Muhammad Shubash, Shadi al-Awais from Jenin, and Hilal al-Mulla during a raid on the residences of displaced people from Jenin camp near the American University. In Tulkarm, a foot patrol raided the Shweika suburb and arrested young man Bashar al-Awda from his home, and raided the village of Abba east of Jenin. The raids extended to Nablus, where occupation forces raided the new Askar camp and the Doctors' Housing area, and raided homes in Beita, and arrested Mahdi Jaber from Silwad. In occupied Jerusalem, occupation forces raided a wedding hall in al-Eizariya and attacked those present. Settlers continued their attacks, as a house siege on the Abu Rida and Hassan families in Qusra continues for the sixth day, and they expelled farmers from the Udlah plain under the protection of occupation forces. In Ramallah, they attacked homes in Sha'b al-Lawz in al-Mughayyir, raided the outskirts of Burqa, established an outpost at the entrance to Deir Jarir, and dismantled water tanks in Marj Saeed. In Hebron, two citizens were injured in Sa'ir, and a settler ran over young man Hamada Kawamla in Beit Ummar. Settlers also attacked an electricity crew in Jenin, cut down fig trees near Ramin, raided Khirbet Samra and Umm Nizel, and took photos of the shrine of Sheikh Hussein in Deir Istiya.