Israeli occupation forces continued their campaign of invasions and abductions across the occupied West Bank on Sunday, targeting communities from Hebron in the south, Qalqilia and Tulkarem in the northwest, Jenin and Nablus in the north, and Salfit in the central West Bank, while illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers expanded their grip on Palestinian land.
Jenin, northern West Bank
An Israeli soldier shot a Palestinian child, 12 years old, after the army invaded Burqin town, west of Jenin.
Medical sources confirmed that the boy sustained a fragment wound to his knee when soldiers opened fire as he was riding his bicycle.
Abductions in Ramallah Area
In Kobar, north of Ramallah, soldiers broke into the home of Majd Nader, abducting him at dawn and transferring him to a detention center.
In al-Mazra’a al-Gharbiya, northwest of Ramallah, they abducted former political prisoner Ra’fat Abu Rabi after storming his house and ransacking its contents.
Furthermore, Israeli occupation forces invaded al-Mazra’a al-Sharqiya and Deir Jarir, two villages east of Ramallah, deploying troops across multiple neighborhoods.
Local sources confirmed that soldiers spread throughout different areas of the two villages. No abductions or home break-ins were reported during the incursion, but the military presence disrupted daily life and heightened tension among residents.
In Abu Qash town, north of Ramallah, the soldiers invaded several neighborhoods and closed streets, before withdrawing.
Meanwhile, colonizers erected mobile homes between Burqa and Deir Dibwan to expand the illegal outpost of Ramat Migron, further entrenching settlement expansion east of Ramallah.
Occupation forces also abducted two paramedics — Ahed Smeirat and Mujahid Abu Alia — after detaining their ambulance for hours at a military roadblock on the northern entrance to al-Bireh.
Intensified Military Presence in Salfit
In Kafr al-Dik, west of Salfit in the central West Bank, two residents were abducted as the soldiers tightened military restrictions across villages in the governorate.
In al-Zawiya, the army has sealed the main entrance for nine consecutive days with earth mounds, while continuing to harass and detain residents at surrounding military roadblocks.
Additional roadblocks were installed at Deir Ballut and in the al-‘Abbara area linking Haris and Kifl Haris, causing severe traffic delays.
Tubas
In Tubas, in northeastern West Bank, several armored Israeli military vehicles invaded the Al-Far’a refugee camp, before dozens of soldiers began extensive searches.
Jerusalem and Surrounding Areas
In al-Ram, north of occupied Jerusalem, Israeli occupation forces invaded the town, firing tear gas while chasing Palestinian laborers near al-Dahiya roundabout.
Four workers had already been shot the previous day near the separation wall, sustaining injuries to their legs and hands.
Colonizers also drove cattle into Palestinian farmland in Mikhmas, northeast of Jerusalem, grazing them in olive groves and attempting to attack homes. Local youth confronted them, forcing their withdrawal.
Bethlehem:
The soldiers abducted Hamza Mohammad Tarayra and Nadim Abdullah Tarayra, from Bani Na’im town, east of Hebron, after stopping them near a colonialist road near Husan village, west of Bethlehem.
In addition, groups of illegal Israeli paramilitary colonizers gathered at the Al-Minya village junction, southeast of the city, and blocked the streets.
Hebron: Family Targeted
In Sa’ir, east of Hebron, five Palestinians were abducted, including four brothers — Ubada, Muhyi, Sand, and Thabet Raja Shallalda — along with their cousin Alaa Shallalda. The abductions followed a colonizer attack on homes and property in the Hamroush area of the town.
Colonizer Land Grabs in the Jordan Valley
Colonizers continued bulldozing and plowing Palestinian farmland in the northern Jordan Valley, including areas in al-Jubiyya, planting crops on stolen land. Over recent weeks, dozens of dunams have been seized through systematic agricultural colonization.
Pattern of Escalation
The Wall & Colonization Resistance Commission stated in a report that November alone saw 1,523 assaults by Israeli forces and 621 attacks by colonizers. The highest concentration of violations occurred in Ramallah and al-Bireh (360 incidents), Hebron (348), Bethlehem (342), and Nablus (334).
