Israeli occupation forces carried out widespread invasions, abductions, and field interrogations across the occupied West Bank on Thursday, targeting multiple towns and villages in the central, northern, northwestern, and southern regions.
In the central West Bank district of Ramallah, Israeli forces abducted Laith Raslan al‑Asmar, 33, from the town of Beit Rima, after stopping him at a military roadblock at the entrance to Nabi Saleh, northwest of Ramallah.
Al‑Asmar is the brother of Mohammad al‑Asmar, who was killed by Israeli forces on December 2, 2025, near the village of Umm Safa.
Soldiers simultaneously tightened restrictions at the Nabi Saleh and Aboud military roadblocks, causing severe traffic congestion.
Earlier in the day, Israeli forces closed the Atara military roadblock north of Ramallah and erected another at the entrance to Ein Sinya.
Later in the evening, Israeli forces invaded Kafr Malek, east of Ramallah, storming it from the direction of Jabal al‑‘Asur.
Residents said soldiers forced shops to close, blocked all entrances to the village, and obstructed the movement of residents attempting to leave or enter.
In the northwestern West Bank district of Qalqilia, Israeli forces invaded the town of Hableh, south of Qalqilia city, deploying across its streets and neighborhoods.
In the northern West Bank district of Jenin, Israeli forces abducted Mohammad Abdul‑Salam Arif Abu Saifin from the town of al‑Yamun after stopping him at the Karama Border Crossing with Jordan as he returned from performing Umrah in Mecca.
In the northern West Bank district of Nablus, Israeli forces opened fire on a Palestinian man near the entrance to the town of Beita, south of Nablus, injuring him in the foot and hand with live ammunition.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Emergency Center in Nablus, said the soldiers prevented immediate medical access. Troops then abducted Islam Bani Shamsa from the same location.
In the central West Bank district of Salfit, Israeli forces detained many young men in the town of Biddya and the village of Haris, west of Salfit.
Witnesses said soldiers stopped vehicles, inspected identity cards, and assaulted residents along the main road leading to Salfit, particularly near the Haris traffic junction.
In the southern West Bank district of Hebron, Israeli forces invaded the town of Dura, southwest of Hebron, surrounded the home of Khaled Hassan al‑Fasfous, and opened live fire at him, injuring him before abducting him.
Soldiers prevented ambulance crews from reaching him, leaving the nature of his injuries unknown.
Additional military reinforcements were deployed to the area, which was then sealed off completely. Troops broke into the al‑Fasfous home, searched it extensively, damaged its contents, and seized a private family vehicle before withdrawing.
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society reported that from Wednesday evening until Thursday morning, Israeli forces carried out widespread abductions and field interrogations across the occupied West Bank, targeting at least 80 Palestinians, including a woman, two children, and several former political prisoners.
The PPS said the operations were concentrated in the town of Shuyukh in the southern West Bank district of Hebron and in Kafr Ra‘ey in the northern West Bank district of Jenin.
In its statement, the PPS said Israeli forces have increasingly relied on field interrogation, which has become a primary tactic across all West Bank districts.
During these invasions, soldiers break into homes, force families outside in harsh weather, subject them to intimidation, and carry out extensive destruction inside the homes before abducting or detaining residents. Detainees are frequently forced to remove their clothing during these interrogations.
The PPS stressed that the current wave of abductions and abuses is part of a long‑standing policy aimed at suppressing Palestinian society, but noted that the scale and intensity of violations have sharply escalated since the beginning of October 7, 2023.
It added that Israeli authorities continue to carry out daily abductions as a systematic policy, with approximately 21,000 abduction cases recorded across the West Bank since October 2023.
