Israeli forces abducted Palestinians, seized vehicles and agricultural equipment, and invaded communities across the occupied West Bank on Saturday, while illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers attacked residents and homes and obstructed the olive harvest.
In the Hebron governorate in the southern West Bank, soldiers abducted brothers Munther and Nather Mohammad al-Adra while they were picking olives on their land in Khallet Amira, east of Yatta, anti-colonization activist Osama Makhamra told the Palestinian news agency WAFA.
Rateb al-Jabour, coordinator of the popular committees against the wall and colonies east of Yatta, said soldiers pursued tractor drivers and vehicle owners in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron, and forced them to unload livestock feed before seizing their tractors and vehicles.
In Hebron city, soldiers broke into Thaer Jawad Sultan’s home at dawn and handed him a military order authorizing its seizure for several hours.
The home is opposite a newly established colonial outpost on Palestinian land near al-Rayyan Mosque in Jabal al-Rahma.
Soldiers also abducted Zeidan al-Sharabati from his home on al-Shuhada Street in central Hebron, broke into Mufid Sharbati’s home, confined his family to one room, and damaged the contents.
Also, Israeli colonizers attacked Qusai Maswada’s home in central Hebron and smashed its windows. Hundreds of colonizers, accompanied by soldiers, also invaded the city’s Old City and forced shopkeepers to close their businesses.
Israeli colonizers also released their cows onto a farm in Khallet al-Hummus in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron.
In the Bethlehem governorate, south of occupied Jerusalem, soldiers invaded al-Minya village, south of Bethlehem, and broke into Nimir Mohammad Kawazba’s home.
During a separate invasion of Tuqu’, also south of Bethlehem, soldiers held five young men inside a vehicle before releasing them.
In Kisan, east of Bethlehem, a colonizer stopped Nayef Obayat at the al-Minya roundabout and stole the belongings and purchases he was carrying, a local source said.
In the Jenin governorate in the northern West Bank, Israeli colonizers prevented farmers from harvesting olives in Harayeq al-Hish, on land belonging to Anin village west of Jenin, beside the site of a new colonial outpost in Khirbet Soruj.
Separately, local sources said soldiers seized a tractor and quantities of harvested olives and held several residents while they were picking olives on their land west of Arraba, south of Jenin.
In the Nablus governorate in the northern West Bank, soldiers invaded New Askar refugee camp, east of Nablus city, at dawn, broke into and searched several homes, and abducted Omar Sharqawi. Soldiers also invaded nearby Balata refugee camp, broke into homes, and disturbed their contents.
In the Ramallah and al-Bireh governorate in the central West Bank, soldiers abducted an unidentified young man and seized his vehicle after stopping him during an evening invasion of Taybeh, east of Ramallah.
Soldiers also invaded Dura al-Qare’, northeast of Ramallah, leading to protests. No injuries were reported, and soldiers forced several shopkeepers to close their businesses.
Soldiers invaded Turmus Ayya, northeast of Ramallah, and Silwad, east of the city, with no abductions or home break-ins reported in either town. They also closed the exit from Turmus Ayya and set up a military roadblock for traffic entering the town.
In al-Mughayyir, east of Ramallah, colonizers invaded the village and seized a tractor belonging to Amin Saleh Abu Alia, local sources said.
Accompanied by Israeli soldiers, they dumped the waste the tractor had been carrying at the entrance to al-Mughayyir Boys’ Secondary School.
Israeli colonizers also released their livestock to graze on farmers’ land in the village of Burqa, east of Ramallah.
In the Salfit governorate in the central West Bank, soldiers invaded the towns of az-Zawiya and Deir Ballut, west of Salfit, and initiated searches.
In the Tulkarem governorate in the northwestern West Bank, military vehicles invaded Attil and Deir al-Ghusun, north of Tulkarem, and Bal’a and Anabta, east of the city, during the evening.
Local sources said soldiers moved through streets and neighborhoods, obstructed the movement of residents and vehicles, and threw stun grenades toward residents in Attil. No injuries or abductions were reported.
In the Qalqilia governorate in the northwestern West Bank, soldiers established a military roadblock at the junction of Ras Atiya village, south of Qalqilia, during the evening, obstructing movement, and causing traffic congestion.
Israeli forces also continued occupying a building under construction in the Shreim neighborhood of Qalqilia after invading it.
In the Tubas and Northern Jordan Valley governorate in the northeastern West Bank, soldiers invaded Aqqaba, north of Tubas, during the evening, deployed in several streets and obstructed the movement of residents and vehicles.
