Israeli occupation forces and illegal paramilitary colonizers carried out widespread invasions across the occupied West Bank on Wednesday. They broke into towns, villages, and refugee camps; abducted Palestinians; demolished homes and structures; and imposed sweeping movement restrictions, including the closure of the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron in the southern West Bank.
Israeli forces demolished 27 commercial, industrial, and agricultural structures in the village of ‘Aaba, east of Jenin in the northern West Bank, after invading the area with military vehicles and bulldozers and sealing surrounding roads.
The head of the village council, Burhan Azmouti, said the army stated that the structures lacked permits. However, he said the structures stood on privately owned land registered through official deeds.
In the southern West Bank, Israeli forces demolished a three‑story home belonging to Mahmoud Suleiman Zawahreh in the village of Al‑Ma’sara south of Bethlehem.
Also in Bethlehem in the southern West Bank, Israeli forces closed the entrances to Marah Rabah and Al‑Manshiya, forcing residents to use long alternative routes.
Media sources said the soldiers beat 16‑year‑old Salah Yusuf Al‑Atrash in Artas after breaking into his family’s home. Protests erupted around Dheisheh refugee camp, where soldiers fired tear gas and stun grenades.
Israeli forces invaded Abu Njeim southeast of Bethlehem, breaking into three homes belonging to Amer, Mahmoud, and Mustafa Al‑Hreimi. Separately, soldiers invaded Beit Fajjar south of Bethlehem.
In occupied Jerusalem, Israeli forces demolished the home of Mohammad Mahmoud Ruwaidi in the Bir Ayoub area of Silwan. North of the city, colonizers expanded a grazing outpost near the Ma’azi Jaba Bedouin community.
In Hebron in the southern West Bank, Israeli forces closed the Ibrahimi Mosque to worshippers, citing Jewish holidays. The closure was imposed to secure colonizer incursions, media sources in Hebron said.
Soldiers also broke into and searched several homes and demolished a two‑story inhabited home belonging to Hikmat Al‑Zaro in the Farsh Al‑Hawa area.
Colonizers invaded Wadi Khneis, west of Sa’ir and north of Hebron, while residents confronted the attack.
In Masafer Yatta south of Hebron, soldiers abducted Mohammad Fadl Al‑Amour after breaking into and damaging his home in Khirbet Al‑Rakeez.
In Nablus in the northern West Bank, colonizers continued besieging the home of Yusuf Abd Al‑Salam in Qusra for the fourth consecutive day.
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Colonizers repeatedly attack the home, throwing stones at it and pressuring the family to vacate the property so they can seize it and move in, a pattern seen in numerous colonizer takeovers across the occupied West Bank.
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Colonizers also tore copies of the Qur’an and attacked a Palestinian shack in the Bir Qouza area of Beita south of Nablus, leaving extensive damage.
In the village of Jalud near Nablus, colonizers brought families to occupy the Al‑Tubassi family’s home after seizing it and expelling its owners following weeks of siege. In Qusra, Palestinian youths confronted colonizers with stones during a separate siege targeting another home.
In related news, Israeli forces invaded the “Hands of the Future Generation” association in the Jabal Ajram area west of Nablus and searched the premises. Soldiers also invaded Balata refugee camp east of the city, deploying widely along Schools Street.
In Qalqilia in the northwestern West Bank, Israeli forces fired live rounds at Palestinian youths during an invasion of the Kafr Saba neighborhood. Soldiers abducted Mohammad Abu Haniya after breaking into his home in Qalqilia and later broke into the home of the family of slain Palestinian Jibril Ghassan Jibril, 20, in the same neighborhood.
In Tulkarem in the northwestern West Bank, Israeli forces abducted Murad Imad Sheikh Yusuf after breaking into his home in the Shweika area.
Soldiers later invaded Far’un south of Tulkarem and deployed in the town’s western neighborhoods. Israeli forces also invaded ‘Illar north of Tulkarem before breaking into freed detainee Ahmad Fani’s home in Sida, north of the Tulkarem governorate.
In Ramallah in the central West Bank, Israeli forces compelled Sami Abu Rahma to demolish his farm in Al‑Mughayyer, northeast of Ramallah. His son, Salim, was shot and injured by colonizers last week while at the farm.
The village continues to face repeated invasions, land seizures, and colonizer attacks. In the town of Taybeh east of Ramallah, residents confronted colonizers attempting to attack the homes of the Abu Fazza’ family in ongoing assaults targeting the area.
In Beitunia west of Ramallah, Israeli forces abducted three Palestinians, including journalist Mohammad Awad, after invading and breaking into homes. Soldiers also closed multiple military roadblocks around the city, causing severe traffic congestion and preventing vehicles from leaving Ramallah.
In Jenin in the northern West Bank, Israeli forces abducted Nour Qaher Freihat in Al‑Yamun and Mohammad Nader Zayoud in Al‑Silah Al‑Harithiya. Soldiers also invaded the town of Al‑Judeida and conducted searches.
In Ya’bad southwest of Jenin, Israeli forces forced three Palestinian families to evacuate a residential building and converted it into a military barracks. Earlier, soldiers seized a three‑story home belonging to Iyad and Mo’ayyad Quneiri and expelled 15 family members.
Israeli forces also invaded Tammun south of Tubas and Tayasir east of Tubas in the northeastern West Bank, deploying foot soldiers and breaking into several homes before withdrawing.
In occupied Jerusalem, Israeli forces invaded Qalandia refugee camp north of the city, deploying in several neighborhoods and issuing demolition notices.
Israeli forces, accompanied by municipal crews, also invaded Al‑Isawiya northeast of Jerusalem and broke into several homes.
Protests erupted in the town of Beit Anan northwest of Jerusalem, where soldiers fired live rounds at Palestinian youths.
