On Tuesday at dawn, Israeli occupation forces invaded several areas across the occupied West Bank, breaking into homes, ransacking property, and abducting dozens of Palestinians.
Update: The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) and the Palestinian Detainees’ Committee said in a joint statement that the army abducted at least thirty Palestinians, from their homes, across the occupied West Bank.
They added that, since October 7, 2023, the Israeli army abducted more than 18.000 Palestinians across the occupied West Bank, including those who were released later (Current number of imprisoned Palestinians is estimated by 10,800. The numbers do not include the thousands abducted from the Gaza Strip.
In Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, Israeli soldiers abducted nine Palestinians after invading and searching their homes.
The soldiers abducted Talab Jaber from Hebron city, in addition to Jihad Nu’man Abu Rabi’, Mohammad Khaled Abu Rabi’, Anas Yousef al-Hassani, Hamouda Fadl al-Khadour, Tamer Abu Ta’ima, Mo’men Azmi Ghatasha, Abdel Akram Jouda, and Ibrahim Yousef al-Blassi from Al-Fawwar refugee camp.
During the invasions, soldiers fired live rounds, concussion grenades, and toxic gas inside the refugee camp, causing several cases of suffocation among residents, who were treated on-site.
Israeli forces also installed military roadblocks at the entrances to Hebron’s towns, villages, and refugee camps, sealing off roads with iron gates, concrete blocks, and earth mounds.
In Tulkarem, in the northwestern West Bank, Israeli forces abducted 13 Palestinians during a large-scale invasion targeting towns east of the city, including displaced residents from Nur Shams refugee camp.
Among those abducted was Mahmoud Abdul-Rahim Abu Sa’ad (al-Shahrour), who was beaten after soldiers broke into and vandalized his home in Anabta town.
Troops stormed over 20 homes across the town, subjecting residents to field interrogations and physical abuse.
The abductees include Fathi Qar’awi and his sons Hamza, Bara’, Homam, Mo’men, Mohammad, Omar, Abdul Rahman, and his son-in-law Hazem al-Qaisi, all displaced from Nur Shams refugee camp.
Additional abductions were reported in Bal’a, Anabta, and the Ektaba suburb, including Ismail Qawzah and brothers Ahmad and Mohammad Farajalla.
The invasion coincided with the ongoing Israeli offensive on Tulkarem city and its refugee camp, now in its 184th consecutive day, and the 171st day of siege on Nur Shams refugee camp, marked by infrastructure destruction and home demolitions.
In Ramallah, in the central West Bank, Israeli forces abducted six Palestinians during invasions of Aroura, Beitunia, and Al-Jalazone refugee camp.
In Aroura, soldiers abducted Ibrahim Abdullah Saleh (18), Amro Mousa Saleh (18), and Alaa Mohammad al-Arouri (18) after breaking into their homes.
In Beitunia, Nadi Rajai al-Najjar was abducted following a home invasion. In Al-Jalazone refugee camp, Nidal Ibrahim Zaid (25) and Mo’taz Ibrahim Zaid (22) were taken, while soldiers also stormed homes and commercial shops.
In Salfit, in the central West Bank, Israeli forces invaded Kafr ad-Dik and Bruqin, breaking into homes and conducting violent searches. The soldiers then assaulted and injured Shaher Dhamra, before abducting Sa’ad Na’im ed. Homes were ransacked and property destroyed.
In occupied Jerusalem, Israeli intelligence summoned Fadi Abbas, head of the Palestinian Bar Association, for interrogation regarding his political affiliation and ties to the Palestinian Authority.
He was informed of a decision banning the association’s operations inside the city. Abbas was elected earlier this month for the 2025–2028 term.
Furthermore, the soldiers abducted a former political prisoner, Eyad Bzea’, 31, from the Qalandia refugee camp, north of Jerusalem, after summoning him for interrogation at Ofer prison, west of Ramallah.
In Nablus, in the northern West Bank, Israeli undercover forces abducted Emad Moqayyad Fawzi al-Habash after surrounding his vehicle in Ras al-Ein neighborhood.
