Dozens Detained by Israeli Forces, Settler Mobs Continue Attacks in West Bank
Illegal Israeli Jewish settlers also conintued to carry out systematic attacks against Palestinians and their property.
Israeli occupation forces launched a widespread campaign of arrests and raids in various areas of the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem in the early hours of Wednesday. These raids included storming and searching homes, terrorizing residents, and vandalizing property, while illegal settler mobs also carried out systematic attacks against Palestinians, their land, and their property, the Quds News Network (QNN) reported.
In occupied Jerusalem, Israeli forces erected a military checkpoint in the Ras al-Amud neighborhood of Silwan, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and began issuing arbitrary traffic tickets to residents’ vehicles in the area, as part of their ongoing policy of harassment against Jerusalemites.
Olive Trees Destroyed
In Nablus, Israeli forces detained Fares Shaher Bani Odeh, a young man from Tubas, while he was passing through the Deir Sharaf checkpoint west of the city. Settler mobs also cut down dozens of ancient olive trees in the lands of Qaryut village, south of Nablus, in yet another crime in their ongoing campaign targeting farmers and their land.
Elsewhere, Israeli occupation forces detained 44 Palestinians on Wednesday during a raid on Dheisheh refugee camp south of Bethlehem, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The army stormed the camp at dawn, raided numerous homes, and detained dozens of residents inside for several hours. They were interrogated before being released, the report stated.
Property Demolished
In Jenin, Israeli bulldozers began demolishing and destroying property on Al-Ghanem Street near the Jenin refugee camp, amid a heavy deployment of military vehicles.
In Hebron (al Khalil), settler mobs set fire to two Palestinian vehicles in the town of Surif, north of the city, following a nighttime attack carried out with the support of Israeli forces. The damage was limited to material losses.
In Ramallah, Israeli soldiers assaulted several schoolgirls in the village of Kafr Malik, east of the city, as they were returning home. Witnesses reported that the soldiers searched the girls and subjected them to verbal and physical abuse, causing panic among the students and their families.
Settlers Set Fire to Vehicles
Early Wednesday morning, illegal Israeli Jewish settlers set fire to two vehicles belonging to Muhammad Ayoub Abu Arjila and his wife, spray-painting racist slogans after infiltrating the town of Atara, north of Ramallah. The vehicles were completely destroyed, the report stated.
In Qalqilya, Israeli occupation forces stormed the town of Azzun and arrested several young men after raiding and thoroughly searching their homes. Among those arrested were Ayman Abdel Karim Salim, Ayoub Odeh, and Hamad Radwan.
Former Prisoners Detained
In Tulkarm, occupation forces stormed the suburb of Iktaba, northeast of the city, and arrested Mustafa Qandas after searching his home.
The occupation forces also raided an agricultural facility belonging to Hamada al-Haitham and completely destroyed its contents.
Local sources reported that the arrest campaign in the West Bank and Jerusalem targeted dozens of Palestinians, including former prisoners, as part of an ongoing escalation of the policy of mass arrests. This coincides with the continued daily raids on Palestinian cities, camps, and villages.
These attacks come amidst an escalating settlement and military offensive against Palestinian civilians. The occupation forces and settlers deliberately carry out systematic operations to terrorize the population and impose a forced reality in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem, according to QNN.
