Israeli occupation forces carried out a series of invasions across the occupied West Bank on Saturday, storming communities, breaking into, and ransacking dozens of homes, abducting civilians, and deploying military units in several towns, villages, and refugee camps.
Israeli forces abducted several Palestinians from the al‑Hathroura Bedouin community near Khan al‑Ahmar, south of Jericho in the eastern West Bank.
Hassan Mleihat, coordinator of the al‑Baydar Organization for the Defense of Bedouin Rights, said that undercover Israeli forces infiltrated the community and abducted ten residents, including children.
He added that the attack is part of an ongoing pattern of repeated and escalating attacks targeting Bedouin communities.
In the central West Bank, the soldiers invaded the town of az‑Zawiya, west of Salfit, and abducted a 15‑year‑old boy, identified as Yousef Jalal Abu Nab’a. Local sources reported that troops spread through several neighborhoods after invading the town.
In a related incident, Israeli forces invaded the nearby village of Sarta, also west of Salfit, where they deployed in multiple areas and installed military roadblocks. No abductions were reported.
In the central West Bank district of Ramallah, Israeli forces invaded the town of Silwad, east of the city, and deployed military vehicles near residential areas. No abductions were reported.
In the southern West Bank, the army invaded the city of Beit Jala, west of Bethlehem, and deployed several units in a number of neighborhoods.
In Hebron, in the southern west Bank, the soldiers invaded Masafer Yatta, south of the city, and abducted two siblings, Mahmoud and Ahmad Abdul-Mohsin Rashid, from Haribat an-Nabi community.
In the northern West Bank, Israeli forces carried out a pre‑dawn invasion of the town of Ya’bad, south of Jenin, where troops broke into several homes, searched them, and ransacked their contents before they abducted a resident, identified as Mohammad Sami Mar’i, 40, and detained another man for several hours before releasing him.
Local sources added that soldiers fired concussion grenades near homes during the invasion and seized a motorcycle belonging to a resident. The town faces repeated invasions, abductions, and military pursuits in recent weeks as part of a broader escalation across the Jenin district.
Furthermore, the army invaded the town of Habla, south of Qalqilia in the northwestern West Bank, spreading through its streets and neighborhoods without any reported home invasions or abductions.
Israeli soldiers also invaded the town of Anata, north of occupied Jerusalem, where they confiscated several Palestinian cars and searched and ransacked property.
In the nearby town of Hizma, northeast of Jerusalem, the soldiers invaded the homes of Mohammad Khatib and his brother, Isamel Khatib, before ransacking the properties. The forces also chased and interrogated many young men in the streets while inspecting their ID cards.
Official data indicate that Israeli forces have abducted nearly 22,000 Palestinians from the occupied West Bank, including occupied East Jerusalem, since October 2023. More than 9,300 Palestinians remain imprisoned, including 66 women and 350 children.
