WEST BANK, (Palestine Foundation Information Center), The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) and extremist settlers escalated their attacks and crimes across the West Bank and Jerusalem yesterday and on Tuesday, carrying out raids on towns and villages, arrest campaigns, demolitions, and closures, while also targeting Palestinian farmers and property.
According to media sources, IOF bulldozers demolished a car showroom in the town of Hizma, northeast of Jerusalem, after sealing off the town’s entrances and exits and restricting the movement of residents and vehicles.
In the same area of Jerusalem, Israeli forces detained several Palestinians near the rotary of Anata town.
In Nablus, a horde of settlers attacked the industrial zone in the town of Beita, south of the city, setting fire to three excavators as well as several vehicles and heavy equipment belonging to stone-cutting facilities, causing extensive material damage. Israeli forces reportedly raided Beita during the settler attack.
Israeli forces also attacked olive farmers in the northeastern part of Azmut village in Nablus, showering them with tear gas canisters and stun grenades.
Israeli forces also carried out raids on homes in the town of Aqraba and forced storeowners to close their businesses in the village of Burin.
In Jenin, Israeli forces kidnaped nine young men following raids on homes in the town of Arraba.
In Tulkarem, six citizens were taken prisoner following IOF raids in Tulkarem refugee camp and the towns of Anabta and Kafr al-Labad.
In Qalqilya, Israeli forces raided homes in the village of Immatin, east of the city, ransacked their contents, and kidnaped four Palestinians.
In the village of Izbat at-Tabib, east of Qalqilya, the Israeli army delivered a demolition order for a Palestinian protest tent, threatening to send a military bulldozer to carry out the demolition and destroy the area around it if the tent was not removed voluntarily.
In al-Khalil, Israeli forces demolished a nearly 200-square-meter home belonging to Fida al-Atiri in al- Hijra village, southeast of Dura.
The IOF also bulldozed swaths of land around the same house, uprooted and damaged fruit-bearing trees and stone fences, and destroyed a water well.
In the west of Dura, Israeli forces kidnaped a 12-year-old child and his father after raiding their home in the hamlet of Khirbet Tarusa.
Meanwhile, Israeli forces closed the entrances of al-Khalil City and a number of its surrounding towns and villages, isolating al-Fawwar and al-Arroub refugee camps from their surroundings and storming al-Fawwar camp, triggering panic among families.
Israeli forces also beat four young men and detained them in the freezing cold near the entrance of the Nabi Yunis area in Halhul.
In a separate incident, Israeli soldiers assaulted Palestinians, seized one vehicle, and damaged another near Birkat al-Karmil, east of Yatta.
The IOF also carried out military drills in Khirbet al-Fakhit in Masafer Yatta, declaring it a closed military zone.
In the Khallet al-Hummus area of Yatta, armed settlers accompanied by soldiers and herding cattle attacked a Palestinian woman’s home. One of the settlers reportedly slapped her in the face as she filmed the attack.
Settlers also stole olive harvests from a farm owned by Yaqoub al-Masri in the same area, while others released their sheep into agricultural fields in Khirbet al-Kharaba, east of the town of as-Samu, damaging crops.
In Tubas and the northern Jordan Valley, Israeli forces raided al-Fari’ah refugee camp, deploying throughout its alleyways and conducting raids on homes in the surrounding area.
Meanwhile, a young Palestinian sustained bruises and was taken to the hospital after settlers assaulted olive harvesters near the village of Tayasir, east of Tubas.
Settlers also slashed a greenhouse in the Yarza community, north of Tubas, using sharp tools. They further vandalized unoccupied tents in the Ras al-Ahmar community, whose residents had previously been displaced.
In the Ramallah and al-Bireh governorate, Israeli forces continued their raid in the town of Kobar, where they forcibly evicted the family of Mohamed Yousef from their home, converting it into a military post. They also raided six nearby houses and fired tear gas canisters.
Israeli forces also raided the village of Kafr Malik in Ramallah, firing live ammunition and tear gas after residents confronted a settler attack on the outskirts of the village.
IOF raids took place in other towns and villages in Ramallah, while settlers attacked olive farmers near the Silwad cemetery, east of the province, and forced them to leave their grove.
In Bethlehem, Israeli forces kidnaped a young man during a raid on the town of Taqoa. The forces also stormed the town of Beit Fajjar and deployed throughout its streets.
