On Thursday, Israeli forces abducted five Palestinians, shot seven, and caused dozens of others to sustain inhalation injuries during invasions of several towns and villages near the northern West Bank city of Jenin.
In the predawn hours, Israeli forces invaded the town of Al-Yamun, northwest of Jenin, stormed homes, leading to protests. Soldiers shot a young man in the foot with live ammunition, and abducted another.
In the village of Rummanah, northwest of the city, soldiers stormed many citizens’ homes, triggering protests in which armed fighters exchanged fire with the army.
In the town of Silat al-Harithiya, west of the city, the army stormed the home of a young man before abducting him, leading to protests in which armed Palestinian resistance fighters exchanged fire with the invading army.
It was added that military bulldozers razed the main street of the village.
Southeast of the city, soldiers invaded the town of Zababdeh, stormed many homes and fired live rounds at a café, causing damage.
On Thursday afternoon, occupation forces stormed the town of Silat al-Harithiya, and invaded many homes and arrested a young man, sparking protests among local Palestinian youths.
Soldiers fired live rounds and tear gas, shooting a young man in the neck with live ammunition and causing dozens to suffer the toxic effects of tear gas inhalation.
On Thursday night, soldiers invaded Silat al-Harithiya again, and surrounded a citizen’s home, triggering protests, while the army fired live rounds, shooting five young men with live rounds in their legs, some of whom suffered shrapnel injuries. Bulldozers leveled the main street for the second time.
The army stormed Ya’bad town, west of Jenin, erected flying military roadblocks, stopped vehicles and interrogated citizens while inspecting their identification.
In nearby Kufeirat village west of Jenin, and Arraba town, to the southwest, the army set up more flying military roadblocks, and stopped and searched vehicles.
1. Omar Abdel Aziz Daraghmeh, 28, a citizen of Tubas (Zababdeh)
2. Muhammad Abu al-Raed Mahameed, (Al-Yamun)
3. Khaled Kifah Abu Srour, (Jenin) and his uncle,
4. Iyad, (Jenin) and
5. Khaled Saeed Khashan. (Silat al-Harithiya)
According to a report by the Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS);
Since the start of the aggression against Jenin and its refugee camp on the morning of December 12, until today, the Israeli occupation abducted hundreds of Palestinian citizens, having released the majority of them.
The report stated that citizens underwent field investigations and harassment in the Salem military camp.
It stated that the commission was unable to accurately confirm the number of detainees in Jenin Governorate and its camp, and added that this arrest campaign is the highest since the years of the Al-Aqsa Intifada.
The report stated that “the total number of arrests after October 7 rose to more than (4,400), and this total includes those who were arrested from homes, through military checkpoints, those who were forced to surrender themselves under pressure, those who were held hostage, or those who were arrested and subjected to field investigation, knowing that recently, the occupation forces have been focusing on field investigation operations, where they arrest many citizens, with the aim of investigating them on the ground, and then release them later, after carrying out abuse and torture against them.”
