Israeli occupation forces and illegal paramilitary colonizers carried out a series of assaults across the occupied West Bank on Saturday, leaving multiple Palestinians injured, abducted, and harassed in incidents spanning Jericho, Hebron, Salfit, Qalqilia, and Ramallah.
In the early hours, three young men from the town of Qarawat Bani Hassan, west of Salfit in the central West Bank, were beaten severely after being stopped at a military roadblock near the illegal colony of Ma’ale Ephraim, built on stolen Palestinian lands.
The victims, Mohammad Emad Rayan and brothers Mahmoud and Harb Rayyan, sustained moderate injuries and were transferred to Darwish Nazzal Hospital in Qalqilia.
Also in Qalqilia, Israeli soldiers invaded Azzoun town, east of the city, and confiscated an agricultural tractor, after detaining its owner, Mohammad Ayman Majd, for several hours.
Later in Hebron, in the southern West Bank, occupation forces fired sound bombs and toxic gas at residents gathered at the main entrance of Ethna, adjacent to Route 35, though no injuries were reported.
In the Old City, soldiers abducted Hassan Shadi al‑Mohtaseb after beating him near the Ibrahimi Mosque.
Troops also stormed the cemetery in al‑Sahla neighborhood during a burial, forcing mourners to leave.
Access to the Ibrahimi Mosque remains heavily restricted by six military roadblocks and surveillance towers surrounding the old market and mosque courtyards.
In Masafer Yatta, anti‑colonization activist Osama Makhamra reported that colonizers assaulted residents with insults and beatings in the Fateh Sidro area, injuring Farid al‑Hamamda, while others chased farmers in Wadi Ma’in, preventing them from plowing their land and stealing seeds.
Occupation forces also invaded Dura, south of Hebron, deploying drones and firing sound bombs to obstruct civilian movement. In Khallet al‑Natesh, east of Hebron, colonizers from the illegal colony of Avigail, backed by soldiers, attacked members of the Idris family, causing bruises and injuries treated on site.
In Beit Kahil, northwest of Hebron, the soldiers invaded the town and fired many gas bombs and concussion grenades.
In Ram, north of occupied Jerusalem, two young men from Biddya, west of Salfit, were shot with live ammunition, one in the hand and the other in the leg and transferred to hospital in stable condition. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society confirmed its teams treated the injuries near a section of the illegal Annexation Wall.
In Qalqilia, in the northern West Bank, occupation forces abducted five young men from Azzoun after storming homes: brothers Ibrahim and Mohammad Khalil Sweidan, along with Mahmoud Tayasir Sweidan, Ahmad Taleb Nassar, and Mohammad Ayman Majd.
Colonizers later gathered between the villages of al‑Funduq and Jinsafut, hurling insults and performing provocative gestures before withdrawing. Military vehicles also roamed the streets of Kafr Thulth without reported injuries.
In Jenin, in northern West Bank, Israeli soldiers invaded several parts of the city, in addition to surrounding villages and towns, including Qabatia where the army closed streets.
In the Ramallah district, in the central West Bank, soldiers abducted Fathi Baydar (38) during an invasion of Silwad.
Troops also invaded Beitillu, Ein Yabrud, and al‑Mughayyir, storming neighborhoods and closing streets, though no arrests were reported.
Saturday’s incidents highlight the intensifying violations and intimidation across the occupied West Bank, where Palestinians face simultaneous assaults from occupation forces and colonizers.
