On Friday, Israeli soldiers and illegal paramilitary colonizers carried out multiple violations across the occupied West Bank, abducting several Palestiniansو including fathers and their sons, and intensifying pressure on local communities.
In Jenin, Israeli forces abducted three young men on Friday evening. Local sources reported that the individuals, whose identities remain unconfirmed, were taken from the Jabal Abu Thaher area following invasions of multiple homes.
The ongoing military offensive on Jenin city and its refugee camp, ongoing since January 21, has resulted in the killing of 42 Palestinians, dozens more wounded or abducted, the displacement of thousands, and widespread destruction of homes and critical infrastructure.
Also Friday, Israeli soldiers killed a Palestinian child, Amro Ali Khaled Kabaha, 14, in Ya’bad town, south of Jenin, in the occupied West Bank’s northern part.
In Nablus, soldiers abducted a young man after stopping and interrogating him at a military roadblock south of the city.
Also, a young man was wounded on Friday by Israeli special forces gunfire during an invasion in the northern part of Nablus, before the soldiers abducted him.
In Qalqilia, in the northwestern West Bank, soldiers stormed and ransacked numerous homes, abducting six Palestinians, including two fathers and their sons, from villages east of the city.
Media sources reported that Mohammad Saleh Assaf and his son Saleh, as well as Firas Hasan Assaf and his son Yamen, were abducted in Kafr Laqif village, while Ayham Sharri and Adnan Sharri were taken from Sir village.
In Tulkarem, also in the northwestern West Bank, soldiers abducted a young man, Yamen Al-Attar, from the Shweika district after invading his home in the Ektaba suburb.
Additionally, troops invaded Kafr Jammal village, south of Tulkarem, stormed and ransacked homes, and abducted another young man, Ibrahim Jihad.
In a related incident, Israeli forces launched a separate dawn invasion, storming homes in the Ektaba district, particularly around a local mosque, where they conducted extensive searches and interrogated residents.
In Hebron, in the southern West Bank, soldiers abducted five Palestinians from the town of Doura.
Media sources said troops abducted Rashad Abu Qarandel, Mohammad Al-Shawabka, Ra’fat Shaher As-Sharha, and siblings Yazan and Saed Khaled Al-Namoura.
The soldiers also stormed the home of Mahmoud Al-Fasfous and several adjacent houses, conducting searches and ransacking their contents.
Separately, Israeli forces invaded multiple homes in Halhoul, north of Hebron, including those belonging to residents Nour Zama’ra and Ahmad Bader.
In Bethlehem, soldiers summoned 45-year-old Adel Fawzi Nawawra for interrogation at the Etzion military base and security center.
Additionally, troops invaded Al-Khader town, south of Bethlehem, particularly targeting the Al-Bawwaba area and the Conferences Place near Solomon’s Pool, before closing streets.
Late Thursday night, illegal Israeli paramilitary colonizers launched a violent assault in the northern Jordan Valley, stealing and slaughtering dozens of livestock.
Mahdi Daraghma, head of the Al-Maleh village council, reported that colonizers stole dozens of sheep belonging to families in Al-Maleh and killed approximately 117 after driving them to an area known as Ash-Shaq.
The Al-Maleh area endured a harrowing night as armed colonizers attacked tents, assaulted residents, vandalized property, and killed large numbers of livestock.
As a result of the escalating violence, two Palestinian families were forcibly displaced from their homes in Al-Maleh.
Local sources said the families were compelled to demolish their shelters and relocate to the Al-Awja area near Jericho, in the northeastern west Bank. The region continues to witness intensified settler attacks, part of a sustained campaign to forcibly displace Palestinian residents from their land.
