Israeli occupation forces intensified their invasions, home break-ins, and abductions across the occupied West Bank on Friday, targeting multiple communities in Ramallah and Salfit, in the central West Bank, Hebron in the southern West Bank, Jenin in the northern West Bank, and Bethlehem in the southern West Bank.
Before dawn, Israeli forces invaded the village of al-Mughayyer, northeast of Ramallah, breaking into several homes and assaulting residents.
Local sources said the army had already closed both main entrances to the village overnight, preventing Palestinians from entering or leaving for hours while firing concussion grenades at passing vehicles.
Troops then advanced from the western and eastern entrances, stormed multiple homes, and caused extensive destruction to their contents. The soldiers assaulted and injured several residents during the invasion.
Witnesses added that Israeli soldiers deliberately set fire to agricultural fields west of the village. The army also detained former political prisoner Dia’ Abu Alia in the Wara ath-Thaher area and forced him to reopen a road that local youth had closed in the Shu’ab al-Louz area.
The soldiers also fired live rounds and tear-gas canisters at residents who attempted to extinguish the flames.
In the central West Bank district of Salfit, Israeli forces fired tear gas and attacked farmers and shoppers in the Deir Ballut plain west of the city, disrupting agricultural work and daily movement.
In Hebron in the southern West Bank, Israeli forces abducted three Palestinians after invading several neighborhoods.
The invaded the city of Hebron and abducted Ayoub Idris al-Jamal, Amir Jawad Abu Shkheidem, and Eyad Mohammad al-Atrash from the town of Beit Ula to the west, after breaking into their homes and ransacking their contents.
The army also invaded the town of Doura, southwest of Hebron, stormed a residential building in the town center, and searched several apartments, deliberately destroying their contents. No abductions were reported in that incident.
In the Old City of Hebron, Israeli forces intensified their repressive measures against Palestinian residents, imposing movement bans in the Jaber, Salayma, and Wadi al-Husain neighborhoods.
Residents were prevented from leaving their homes as the army provided protection for illegal paramilitary colonizers invading these areas and the Ibrahimi Mosque under the pretext of religious holidays.
Also in Hebron, Israeli soldiers invaded the Al-Arroub refugee camp north of the city, conducted searches, and then withdrew.
In Bethlehem in the southern West Bank, Israeli soldiers invaded the town of Tuqu’, southeast of the city, driving through several neighborhoods before withdrawing.
Furthermore, the soldiers closed several roads in the village of Husan, west of Bethlehem. Rami Hamamra, head of the Husan Village Council, said the army invaded the village and deployed in the al-Shurafa area near the eastern entrance.
Soldiers closed a side road with earth mounds, then blocked another road near the western entrance in the al-Mashahed area.
The main entrance leading to the village center, known as al-Matina, was also sealed with earth mounds and rocks.
Hamamra noted that the army has escalated its attacks on Husan in recent weeks, repeatedly closing the main road and several secondary entrances.
In Jenin in the northern West Bank, Israeli forces abducted a groom, Yazan Mohammad Qabaha, after they invaded a wedding hall in the town of Barta’a west of the city
In Nablus, in the northern West Bank, several military vehicles invaded Asira ash-Shamaliya town, northwest of the city, and initiated searches.
It is worth mentioning that illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers carried out a series of attacks, home takeovers, and property destruction in multiple areas, particularly around Ramallah in the central West Bank and the northern Jordan Valley.
These incidents reflect a continued escalation of Israeli military and colonizer violence across the occupied West Bank, marked by home invasions, abductions, property destruction, and severe restrictions on Palestinian movement.
