JENIN (Palestine Foundation Information Center) Since last night, the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) have been carrying a large-scale campaign in Jenin City and its refugee camp, amid widespread destruction, raids on homes, and clashes with resistance fighters.
According to local sources, Israeli forces have been encircling a house in ash-Shuhada village in the south of Jenin City since last night.
The sources said that the IOF attacked the house with a projectile, amid clashes with resistance fighters who were inside the house, without providing further details.
However, media sources said that the IOF killed two wanted resistance fighters in the projectile attack on the house, while the Palestinian health ministry affirmed that three young men were martyred in the attack.
During its ongoing campaign, Israeli forces broke into and ransacked several homes, turned some of them into military posts and deployed some snipers on rooftops of tall building inside the city and the refugee camp.
In Jenin’s streets, resistance fighters from the Jenin Brigade and other armed groups clashed with the infiltrating troops and detonated homemade explosive devices at IOF vehicles, including a bulldozer.
Meanwhile, IOF bulldozers embarked on destroying roads and infrastructure in different areas of Jenin City and its refugee camp.
In separate incidents, Israeli soldiers reportedly kidnaped five citizens during raids in the north of the West Bank, including a father and his son from Barta’ah town in western Jenin.
Israeli forces also raided the house of Adeeb Qabha, wreaked havoc on its contents and assaulted members of his family in Barta’ah town.
At dawn, the IOF raided several homes in Salem village in eastern Nablus, with no reported arrests.
Similar IOF raids also happened in different towns and villages in Nablus province.
Armed clashes took place between resistance fighters and Israeli troops during a violent IOF raid in Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus.
Local sources said that the IOF deployed snipers in Balata camp, bulldozed roads and infrastructure and flew drones over the area, amid clashes with local youths and resistance fighters.
In al-Khalil, the IOF kidnaped a child as he was walking to his school in the morning and injured him in his head in Tabaka village.
The IOF also closed all the entrances of Tabaka village in the south of Dura City and prevented the local residents from leaving or entering the village.
IOF raids on homes took place in Idhna town, west of al-Khalil. One citizen was kidnaped from the town.
Three other citizens were taken prisoners during IOF raids on homes in al-Arroub refugee camp in al-Khalil.
The IOF also kidnaped two young men during raids in Qalqilya City and Silwad town in Ramallah.
In Bethlehem, Israeli forces spread in the streets of al-Deheisha refugee camp, raided homes and a printing facility, and detained a number of local young men for a while.
