WEST BANK (Palestine Foundation Information Center) In a broad overnight crackdown, Israeli occupation forces (IOF) carried out mass arrest raids across the West Bank early Wednesday, detaining more than 30 Palestinians—including children as young as nine years old, former detainees, and others who were reportedly subjected to physical abuse during arrest.
In the city of Nablus, IOF troops stormed several neighborhoods, detaining Izz al-Din al-Qadi, while in the Balata refugee camp, three more Palestinians were arrested, including two brothers—Fathi and Radwan Hani Abu Rizq—as well as Jaber Bassam Abu Jaber.
In Bethlehem, seven men were arrested during raids in the town of Husan. The IOF soldiers reportedly searched and ransacked their homes during the operation.
A disturbing incident took place in Salfit, where two 9-year-old children—Ayham Souf and Aws Suleiman—were arrested in the town of Haris, along with two adults. Another young man, Ghufran Musa Rayan, was detained in Qarawa Bani Hassan.
In Occupied Jerusalem, IOF soldiers stormed the town of Al-Ram, arresting Abdul Wahab Rebhi Ghazawneh and his son Hammad. During the raid, the IOF also broke into the local Directorate of Education, vandalized its doors, and seized security footage—an alarming escalation targeting the education sector.
In Qalqilya, Mahdi Qara’an, Saber Shatara, and Mahdi Abu al-Raml were among those detained. Meanwhile in Al-Khalil, Anas Ya’qub Mahfouz was arrested.
The nearby village of al-Tabqa, south of Dura, witnessed a mass arrest campaign that targeted more than 20 young men. Most of them were released hours later following aggressive field interrogations.
In Tulkarem, IOF arrested Sheikh Kasab Zaqout after raiding his home in the city’s eastern district. Several other homes in the area were also stormed and searched.
Human rights organizations have condemned these raids as part of a wider policy of collective punishment and systemic repression, aimed at stifling Palestinian life in the West Bank amid the ongoing genocide in Gaza and rising resistance across the occupied Palestinian territories.
