WEST BANK, (Palestine Foundation Information Center), Israeli forces carried out extensive raids across multiple areas in the West Bank late Thursday and early Friday, involving live fire and arrests, including the detention of a woman and her children.
Local sources reported that the wife and children of former prisoner Ayman Hamed were arrested during a raid on the town of Al-Zawiya, west of Salfit, in an attempt to pressure him to surrender.
The incursions also targeted Aqabat Jabr refugee camp in Jericho, the village of Kharsa south of Dura in al-Khalil, and Al-Jaroushiya north of Tulkarem, amid heavy military presence.
Israeli forces further stormed the towns of Silat al-Harithiya and Kafr Ra’i south of Jenin, carrying out house raids and assaults on residents and their property, along with raids in the Jabal Abu Thahir area inside the city.
In the southern West Bank, the Israeli troops raided Beit Awa west of Dura, firing live ammunition and tear gas, while also directly targeting civilian vehicles.
The military operations extended to Dheisheh refugee camp and the town of Beit Jala in Bethlehem, as well as the village of Kafr Ni’ma near Ramallah.
Meanwhile, Israeli settlers stormed the village of Awarta, southeast of Nablus, where Palestinian youths confronted them by throwing stones. Israeli forces also entered the city of Tubas in the northern West Bank.
The developments come amid ongoing attacks by Israeli forces and settlers, alongside growing Palestinian calls for escalation and resistance.
Separately, a young man was shot in the hand by Israeli forces during a raid on the town of Beit Anan, northwest of Occupied Jerusalem, on Thursday evening. Authorities described the injury as minor.
In a related development, Israeli forces carried out raids in the Al-Salam neighborhood and the town of Anata, east of Occupied Jerusalem, targeting shops and facilities, and issuing tax fines to several business owners.
The Israeli forces also raided the “Abu Khalil” fuel station in Anata and photographed the site of a previously removed restaurant sign reading “October 8,” while heavily firing tear gas and stun grenades in the area.
According to Jerusalem Governorate data, six Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces and settlers, and 419 arrests were recorded in Occupied Jerusalem during the first quarter of 2026.
