WEST BANK (Palestine Foundation Information Center) The Israeli occupation forces launched a widespread assault across the West Bank overnight and into Friday morning, marked by arrests, forced evictions, and property destruction, accompanied by violent settler attacks.
In Jericho, settlers forcibly expelled around 20 Palestinian families from their homes in the Arab al-Malihiat community north of the city, an act of forced displacement that adds to the intensifying Israeli settlement expansion in the Jordan Valley.
In al-Khalil, Israeli forces stormed the Wadi al-Jawaya area in the town of Yatta. They raided the Abu Sneina neighborhood in the southern part of the city, where they vandalized a commercial shop during the incursion.
The town of Kobar, north of Ramallah, also witnessed new military raids, as did the city of Qalqilya in a parallel operation.
In Tulkarem, Israeli soldiers stopped a vehicle at the Al-Younis roundabout and arrested its occupants. Their identities remain unknown.
In Nablus, the Israeli occupation army escalated its operations, entering the city through the Al-Tur checkpoint and deploying along Street 24 and near Rafidia Hospital.
Settlers also attacked Palestinian-owned land on Jabal Qummas, south of the town of Beita, sparking intense clashes. During the confrontations, Israeli soldiers fired live bullets at Palestinian youth.
Additionally, settlers cut down trees on lands in the town of Burin, located between the bypass road and the Yitzhar settlement.
In Jenin governorate, the Israeli forces raided the town of Ya’bad and arrested high school student Omar Emad Atatra after storming his home.
They also besieged a house in Jenin city, ordering those inside to surrender. Residents were forcibly evacuated before a young man was arrested from within.
Tensions continue to escalate across Palestinian governorates amid ongoing Israeli army and settler violence, amid renewed local calls for increased resistance and confrontation.
