On Wednesday dawn, a large number of Israeli military vehicles invaded Jenin city, before the soldiers stormed and searched homes and buildings, and deployed drones and sharpshooters, while military bulldozers destroyed infrastructure.
Update: The soldiers abducted at least five Palestinians after invading and ransacking their homes, and destroyed more streets and infrastructure in several parts of Jenin, especially in the Freedom Theater Area, the Sikka street, Al-Awda Junction, Saffouri neighborhood, in Jenin, and around the Shuhada graveyard in Jenin refugee camp.
The five abducted young men were identified as Yahya Bassam Al-Saadi, Rajeh Mufleh Al-Bali, and Uday Shawqi Steeny, from the Jenin camp, Abdul-Jabbar Muhammad Jarrar, from the Al-Marah neighborhood, and Hamza Majed Abu Al-Haija, from Al-Yamun.
Media sources said the military vehicles, including armored bulldozers, invaded Jenin city through Haifa Street and headed to Zahra’ Street where they bulldozed roads and destroyed infrastructure, including near the Jordanian Field Hospital and various main streets.
The sources added that the soldiers fired many live rounds at Palestinians in front of Jenin Governmental Hospital.
Many Palestinians protested the invasion in Jenin, Jenin refugee camp, Nazareth Street, Burqin Junction, and Kafr Qud Junction before the soldiers fired dozens of live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets, and gas bombs.
The army also deployed armed drones, while many soldiers occupied rooftops of tall buildings and deployed sharpshooters.
In related news, Israeli soldiers invaded Tammoun town, southeast of Tubas in the occupied West Bank’s northeastern part, and shot two Palestinians.