WEST BANK (Palestine Foundation Information Center) The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) launched at dawn Thursday a large-scale raid and arrest campaign throughout the West Bank, which led to the outbreak of clashes in several areas.
In Tulkarem, violent clashes erupted in Nour Shams and Tulkarem refugee camp after IOF stormed the area, assaulted a woman, and detained a young man.
A massive destruction was left following the raid.
The Israeli forces and snipers were deployed in large numbers in Tulkarem camp amid heavy live fire.
The Israeli troops also vandalized the water, electricity, and internet networks in the camp, which led to their interruption in large parts of the camp.
The IOF also stormed and violently searched several local homes, detaining and investigating their owners and turning some of them into military barracks. Several families were forced to evacuate their homes during the raid.
Meanwhile, a 36-year-old woman was injured after the IOF brutally attacked her in Al-Ghanem neighborhood. She was immediately transferred to the Martyr Thabet Thabet Governmental Hospital.
In a related context, large numbers of Israeli forces stormed the Ezbet Al-Jarad suburb east of the city after an Israeli special unit stormed the area.
The Israeli forces then began raiding local homes, and arrested the young man Thaer Saleh Shraim, the brother of the martyr Mamoun who was killed last November.
In Salfit, the Israeli forces stormed Al-Zawiya town and raided and searched several local homes.
Local sources reported that the IOF stormed the town amid heavy fire of sound bombs, raided several homes, and assaulted two brothers who were later taken to hospital for treatment.
In Qalqilya, the Israeli forces arrested two brothers and assaulted another young man in Azzun town. The IOF also raided several local homes.
During the raids, the IOF detonated an explosive device inside a local home after forcing the family to evacuate their home and remain for hours in the bitter cold. The explosion also resulted in partial destruction of the house.
Along the same line, the Israeli forces set up a military checkpoint at the eastern entrance to Qalqilya, stopped citizens’ vehicles, and checked their personal IDs, which caused a traffic jam.
