WEST BANK, (The Palestine Foundation Pakistan)The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) launched a large-scale raid and arrest campaign at dawn on Thursday across several areas in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem. The raids led to violent clashes, resulting in multiple Palestinian injuries and the demolition of a house belonging to the family of two detainees in Salfit Governorate.
According to medical sources, three young men were injured by live ammunition during the Israeli incursion into Qalandiya refugee camp, north of Occupied Jerusalem, one of whom is in critical condition. Military vehicles also stormed the camp entrance and the nearby town of Kafr Aqab, firing live bullets and stun grenades at local youth.
In Ramallah, the IOF raided the “Baraem Al-Mughir” kindergarten in the village of Al-Mughir, northeast of the city, photographing its interior and informing the principal that residents were banned from gathering in the village’s streets.
Meanwhile, the Israeli forces arrested two young men from the village of Burqa in Nablus, as well as several others from Sheikh Munis, Zawata, and Sebastia, including a boy.
Israeli forces also set up a military checkpoint in front of Burin Secondary School as students headed to class and kept the village entrances closed for the third day in a row.
In Jenin, Israeli troops detained three former prisoners from the town of Silat al-Harithiya, west of the city. A separate military unit backed by armored vehicles also stormed the courtyard of Al-Ahli Hospital in al-Khalil.
In Salfit Governorate, Israeli forces demolished the home of the family of detainees Maher and Jamil Samara in the town of Bruqin after imposing a tight military cordon and preventing citizens from approaching the area.
The Palestinian Red Crescent confirmed that a young man was seriously injured on Wednesday evening by live Israeli gunfire to the neck during the IOF raid on Nablus in the northern West Bank.
The organization said its teams dealt with a critical injury to the 18-year-old, who was transferred to the hospital after being shot in the Ras Al-Ein neighborhood of Nablus.
Meanwhile, the Palestinian Medical Relief Society reported multiple cases of suffocation among civilians due to tear gas inhalation.
The IOF stormed Nablus through the Al-Tur checkpoint, with military vehicles roaming several neighborhoods while firing live rounds, stun grenades, and tear gas, leading to confrontations and injuries.
According to United Nations data, the Israeli military has carried out 83 punitive demolitions in the West Bank over the past two years, amid escalating violence since the war in Gaza began. The toll has surpassed 1,057 Palestinian martyrs, with around 10,000 injured and over 20,000 arrested, including 1,600 children.
