Israeli forces carried out widespread invasions across the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, abducting dozens of Palestinians, breaking into homes, and intensifying military operations in multiple towns, villages, and refugee camps.
The invasions targeted Jenin and Nablus in the northern West Bank, Tulkarem in the northwestern West Bank, Qalqilia in the northwestern West Bank, Salfit and Ramallah in the central West Bank, Hebron in the southern West Bank, Tubas in the northeastern West Bank, and occupied Jerusalem.
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) reported that at least 45 Palestinians were abducted and taken to unknown locations.
The largest number were taken during invasions in the town of Qabatia south of Jenin, the village of Deir al‑Hatab east of Nablus, and the Shu’fat refugee camp northeast of occupied Jerusalem. Additional abductions were documented in Tulkarem, Jericho, Hebron, Salfit, and Ramallah.
The PPS added that the invasions included field interrogations, systematic mistreatment, destruction of property, and assaults against detainees and their families.
Israeli forces also used detainees as human shields and caused extensive destruction inside civilian homes.
At dawn on Wednesday, troops detonated the home of detainee Ahmad Abu al‑Rub in Qabatia.
In Ramallah in the central West Bank, Israeli forces abducted three 17‑year‑old boys—Abdul Rahman al‑Hajj, Yousef Alqam, and Mahmoud Hammad—after breaking into their families’ homes in the village of Beit Sira west of the city.
Media sources reported that troops stationed at the Atara military roadblock north of Ramallah also seized a vehicle.
Separately, Israeli forces abused three Palestinians east of Ramallah, forcing them to remove their clothing in severe cold before abducting them at a military roadblock positioned for the third consecutive day near the village of al‑Taybeh.
In occupied Jerusalem, Israeli authorities invaded the eastern neighborhoods of the town of al‑Za’im northeast of the city.
The PPS said Israeli authorities continue to expand large‑scale detention operations, describing them as a central, long‑standing policy implemented daily across the occupied West Bank. Since October 7, 2023, the total number of abductions has risen to approximately 21,000 cases.
The Jerusalem Governorate said the area is the same zone where Israeli authorities issued a tender last week for 3,401 new colonialist units as part of the E1 project.
The Wall & Colonization Resistance Commission reported that 2025 saw an unprecedented surge in colonialist construction tenders, totaling 10,098 new units.
More than 7,000 were allocated to the Ma’ale Adumim colonialist bloc, in addition to 900 units for the Efrat colony on Bethlehem‑area land and 700 units for the Ariel on Salfit‑area land.
The Commission said the tenders reflect a systematic policy aimed at deepening Israeli control over Palestinian land.
Later Wednesday evening, Israeli forces invaded the town of Silwan south of Al‑Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, focusing on the Baten al‑Hawa neighborhood. The Jerusalem Governorate said the invasion was part of an increasingly routine pattern of nighttime incursions.
During the attack, troops broke into several homes, assaulted residents, fired stun grenades and tear gas inside residential areas, and caused extensive property damage. One young man was abducted during the invasion.
The Governorate added that Batin al‑Hawa has faced sustained and systematic pressure, including forced‑displacement measures targeting Palestinian families.
In a related development, Israeli forces assaulted members of the Rajabi family—including Mousa Jibril, Ashraf Kayed, and Mohammad Kayed—during a campaign of threats aimed at forcing the family to vacate their homes in the Be’er Ayoub area of Silwan.
More than 100 residents face displacement within 20 days under a large‑scale displacement plan seeking to remove Palestinian families from the neighborhood.
