Israeli forces and illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers carried out widespread invasions, abductions, and assaults across the occupied West Bank on Friday, targeting communities in the northern, central, and southern regions, breaking into homes, attacking residents, and imposing movement restrictions at multiple locations.
Israeli forces invaded Qarawat Bani Hassan, west of Salfit in the central West Bank, and abducted five Palestinians after breaking into and searching their homes.
The abducted men were identified as Obai Ribhi Mer’ey, Ammar Yasser Rayyan, Ahmad Anwar Rayyan, Omar Talal Aasi, and Fuad Ahmad Aasi.
In the northwestern West Bank, Israeli forces invaded Tulkarem and surrounding neighborhoods, abducting seven Palestinians.
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The soldiers abducted Ehab Khreishi, Arafat Haj Ahmad, and Fadi Salim Sarsak, 47, along with his sons Salim and Usaid, after soldiers broke into their homes in the Rashid area of Thannaba.
Former political prisoners Laith Afif Al‑‘Atili, 55, and Sabri Abu Shamas were also abducted after soldiers broke into their homes in ‘Ezbet Al‑Jarad and the eastern neighborhood of the city.
In addition, illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers attacked homes in Beita, south of Nablus in the northern West Bank, targeting houses in the al‑Harayeq area near Jabal Sbeih — the second such attack in 24 hours.
In Talfit, south of Nablus, Israeli forces surrounded the village mosque as worshippers exited after Friday prayers.
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Earlier, colonizers accompanied by soldiers had attacked residents, fired live rounds — injuring a young man in the thigh — assaulted others, and smashed vehicle windows.
Israeli forces then fired live ammunition, stun grenades, and tear gas at residents and their homes, causing multiple cases of suffocation.
In the northeastern West Bank, colonizers assaulted Palestinian shepherds in Khirbet Makhoul in the northern Jordan Valley.
Mahdi Daraghma, head of the al‑Maleh Village Council, said colonizers attacked residents near their tents in Khallet Makhoul.
Israeli forces also abducted Yusef Bisharat, his wife, and their son near their tents, Kamal Bani Odal, the head of the Tubas office of the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society, has confirmed.
Colonizers further forced shepherds out of grazing lands in Bardala, also in the northern Jordan Valley, in the northeastern occupied West Bank
Furthermore, Israeli colonizers burned several tents late Thursday night in the al‑Maita area of the northern Jordan Valley.
Local sources stated that the colonizers set fire to a number of uninhabited tents that had been abandoned in recent weeks after families were forced to leave the area due to the escalating pace of colonizer attacks.
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In Umm Kbeish, east of Tammun south of Tubas, six Palestinians suffered tear‑gas inhalation during confrontations with Israeli forces, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent.
Near Mikhmas, north of occupied Jerusalem, colonizers invaded the Bedouin community of Khallet As‑Sidra, causing fear among residents.
Also in Jerusalem, Israeli soldiers invaded a mosque in Bab Al-Amoud area and abducted a young man, Ishaq Khaled Zaghal.
In the southern West Bank, Israeli forces invaded Tuqu’, southeast of Bethlehem, and searched the homes of Issa ‘Obeyyat and Amer Salim Al‑Badan.
In the Hebron district in the southern West Bank, Israeli forces invaded multiple areas and abducted four Palestinians.
Soldiers invaded the southern area of Hebron city and abducted Mohammad and Ibrahim Yaqin Al‑Jamal after breaking into their home.
They also abducted Luay Yousef Al‑‘Amayra and Hussein Al‑Darawish during an invasion of Doura, southwest of Hebron.
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Israeli forces also invaded Sa’ir, northeast of Hebron, deploying throughout the town and around homes in the Ras Al‑‘Aroud area.
Soldiers fired heavy barrages of tear gas and stun grenades, detained and assaulted several young men, and later withdrew.
In Khirbet ‘Oyoun Abu Saif, west of Hebron, the army detained and assaulted several residents and forced shop owners to close their businesses.
In Beit Ummar, north of Hebron in the southern occupied West Bank, several Israeli military vehicles invaded the town and fired large quantities of tear‑gas canisters and concussion grenades at homes and stores, causing many residents to suffer the effects of tear‑gas inhalation.
During the invasion, soldiers stormed and ransacked several shops and homes and occupied rooftops to use as monitoring posts.
In the central West Bank, illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers and Israeli soldiers attacked Al‑Mughayyir, northeast of Ramallah, targeting the Abu Hammam family area in the al‑Khalayel region.
Colonizers and soldiers seized the family’s mobile phones, and their fate remains unknown due to loss of communication.
Earlier in the day, soldiers invaded the village, set up a military roadblock, and assaulted three young men.
In Kafr Malek, east of Ramallah, Israeli forces fired tear‑gas canisters at worshippers in the town’s central mosque during Friday prayers, according to activist Jihad Al‑Qaaq.
In addition, Israeli forces stormed Beitunia, west of Ramallah, and abducted Mustafa Mohammad Wahdan after breaking into and searching his home.
In addition, Israeli colonizers cut down hundreds of olive trees on Friday in the lands of Turmus Ayya, northeast of Ramallah in the central occupied West Bank.
Resident Awad Abu Samra stated that colonizers from the illegal colony of Adi Ad, built on the town’s lands, cut approximately 300 olive trees in the town’s agricultural plain.
He added that the same group of colonizers had uprooted around 300 olive trees last week near his home in the Turmus Ayya plain, an area subjected to repeated and escalating attacks.
In Kafr Ed‑Deek, west of Salfit in the central West Bank, Israeli paramilitary colonizers attacked Palestinian farmer Jihad Bakr Salama while he worked on his land in the Safhat Al‑Masri area, prevented him from tending to it, and seized his tools.
Colonizers also invaded the al‑Janayen area of Yasuf, east of Salfit, and roamed through Palestinian‑owned lands.
In Deir Istiya, northwest of Salfit, colonizers brought heavy machinery and began bulldozing Palestinian‑owned land in the al‑Qa’da area near Wadi Musleh.
The colonizers came from an illegal outpost established more than two and a half years ago.
Local sources said the northern area of the town has faced continuous colonizer attacks aimed at displacing nearby Palestinian herding communities.
Israeli forces and illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers carried out widespread invasions, abductions, and assaults across the occupied West Bank on Friday, targeting communities in the northern, central, and southern regions, breaking into homes, attacking residents, and imposing movement restrictions at multiple locations.
Israeli forces invaded Qarawat Bani Hassan, west of Salfit in the central West Bank, and abducted five Palestinians after breaking into and searching their homes.
The abducted men were identified as Obai Ribhi Mer’ey, Ammar Yasser Rayyan, Ahmad Anwar Rayyan, Omar Talal Aasi, and Fuad Ahmad Aasi.
In the northwestern West Bank, Israeli forces invaded Tulkarem and surrounding neighborhoods, abducting seven Palestinians.
The soldiers abducted Ehab Khreishi, Arafat Haj Ahmad, and Fadi Salim Sarsak, 47, along with his sons Salim and Usaid, after soldiers broke into their homes in the Rashid area of Thannaba.
Former political prisoners Laith Afif Al‑‘Atili, 55, and Sabri Abu Shamas were also abducted after soldiers broke into their homes in ‘Ezbet Al‑Jarad and the eastern neighborhood of the city.
In addition, illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers attacked homes in Beita, south of Nablus in the northern West Bank, targeting houses in the al‑Harayeq area near Jabal Sbeih — the second such attack in 24 hours.
In Talfit, south of Nablus, Israeli forces surrounded the village mosque as worshippers exited after Friday prayers.
Earlier, colonizers accompanied by soldiers had attacked residents, fired live rounds — injuring a young man in the thigh — assaulted others, and smashed vehicle windows.
Israeli forces then fired live ammunition, stun grenades, and tear gas at residents and their homes, causing multiple cases of suffocation.
In the northeastern West Bank, colonizers assaulted Palestinian shepherds in Khirbet Makhoul in the northern Jordan Valley.
Mahdi Daraghma, head of the al‑Maleh Village Council, said colonizers attacked residents near their tents in Khallet Makhoul.
Israeli forces also abducted Yusef Bisharat, his wife, and their son near their tents, Kamal Bani Odal, the head of the Tubas office of the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society, has confirmed.
Colonizers further forced shepherds out of grazing lands in Bardala, also in the northern Jordan Valley.
In Umm Kbeish, east of Tammun south of Tubas, six Palestinians suffered tear‑gas inhalation during confrontations with Israeli forces, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent.
Near Mikhmas, north of occupied Jerusalem, colonizers invaded the Bedouin community of Khallet As‑Sidra, causing fear among residents.
In the southern West Bank, Israeli forces invaded Tuqu’, southeast of Bethlehem, and searched the homes of Issa ‘Obeyyat and Amer Salim Al‑Badan.
Israeli forces also invaded al‑Khader, south of Bethlehem, positioning military vehicles across several neighborhoods as they expanded their presence in the area.
In the Hebron district in the southern West Bank, Israeli forces invaded multiple areas and abducted four Palestinians.
Soldiers invaded the southern area of Hebron city and abducted Mohammad and Ibrahim Yaqin Al‑Jamal after breaking into their home.
They also abducted Luay Yousef Al‑‘Amayra and Hussein Al‑Darawish during an invasion of Doura, southwest of Hebron.
Israeli forces also invaded Sa’ir, northeast of Hebron, deploying throughout the town and around homes in the Ras Al‑‘Aroud area.
Soldiers fired heavy barrages of tear gas and stun grenades, detained and assaulted several young men, and later withdrew.
In Khirbet ‘Oyoun Abu Saif, west of Hebron, the army detained and assaulted several residents and forced shop owners to close their businesses.
In the central West Bank, illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers and Israeli soldiers attacked Al‑Mughayyir, northeast of Ramallah, targeting the Abu Hammam family area in the al‑Khalayel region.
Colonizers and soldiers seized the family’s mobile phones, and their fate remains unknown due to loss of communication.
Earlier in the day, soldiers invaded the village, set up a military roadblock, and assaulted three young men.
In Kafr Malek, east of Ramallah, Israeli forces fired tear‑gas canisters at worshippers in the town’s central mosque during Friday prayers, according to activist Jihad Al‑Qaaq.
In addition, Israeli forces stormed Beitunia, west of Ramallah, and abducted Mustafa Mohammad Wahdan after breaking into and searching his home.
In Kafr Ed‑Deek, west of Salfit in the central West Bank, Israeli paramilitary colonizers attacked Palestinian farmer Jihad Bakr Salama while he worked on his land in the Safhat Al‑Masri area, prevented him from tending to it, and seized his tools.
Colonizers also invaded the al‑Janayen area of Yasuf, east of Salfit, and roamed through Palestinian‑owned lands.
In Deir Istiya, northwest of Salfit, colonizers brought heavy machinery and began bulldozing Palestinian‑owned land in the al‑Qa’da area near Wadi Musleh.
The colonizers came from an illegal outpost established more than two and a half years ago.
Local sources said the northern area of the town has faced continuous colonizer attacks aimed at displacing nearby Palestinian herding communities.
It is worth mentioning that the Wall & Colonization Resistance Commission has reported that Israeli forces and colonizers carried out 1,872 violations across the occupied West Bank during January.
The Commission documented 1,404 violations committed by the Israeli army and 468 violations carried out by colonizers.
The highest number of attacks occurred in the Hebron district in the southern West Bank, with 415 violations, followed by Ramallah and al‑Bireh in the central West Bank with 374, Nablus in the northern West Bank with 328, and occupied Jerusalem with 201.
The Commission added that these violations took multiple forms, including physical assaults, uprooting trees, burning agricultural fields, preventing farmers from accessing their land, seizing property, destroying property and demolishing homes and agricultural structures.
