Israeli forces carried out invasions across the occupied West Bank at dawn Friday, targeting communities in the central West Bank near Ramallah, Al‑Bireh, and Bethlehem; the southern Hebron district; and the northern districts of Nablus and Jenin. Separately, illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers injured five Palestinian youths in an attack near Yabrud.
In the central West Bank, troops fired large quantities of tear gas in the Jalazone refugee camp, north of Ramallah. Soldiers also invaded a home in Um Al‑Sharayet, southwest of Al‑Bireh, and detonated stun grenades. No injuries or abductions were reported in either incident.
In Al‑Mazra’a Al‑Gharbiyya, northwest of Ramallah, soldiers broke into and extensively searched multiple homes.
Five Palestinian youths sustained minor injuries early Friday when illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers attacked their vehicle with stones near the entrance of Yabrud, east of Ramallah. Local sources said the attack occurred near an area known as “Yabrud Bridge,” causing the vehicle to overturn and injuring its occupants.
In the southern West Bank, Israeli forces abducted two Palestinians from the Hebron district. Troops invaded several neighborhoods in Hebron city and abducted Ahmad Fawwaz Rajabi. In Khirbet Imniyzel, east of Yatta, soldiers broke into and searched the home of Fahd Ahmad Hreizat, damaged its contents, and abducted him.
In Za’tara, east of Bethlehem, military vehicles entered the town before soldiers broke into and ransacked homes.
In the northern West Bank, Israeli forces abducted five Palestinians from the Nablus district, including a father and his child. On Street 10 in Nablus city, troops broke into the home of Abdul‑Rahman Abu Dhahir and abducted him.
In Tell, southwest of Nablus, soldiers searched the home of Karim Abdul‑Moneim Ramadan and abducted him.
The other three abductions occurred in Deir Sharaf and Awarta. In Deir Sharaf, west of Nablus, troops invaded a home and abducted Saed Deeb and his child, Turki.
In Awarta, south of Nablus, soldiers invaded the home of Mohammad Nidham Qawareeq and abducted him, according to local sources.
In the northern Jenin district, Israeli forces invaded the Horsh As‑Sa’ada area, broke into a home and ransacked it.
Also in Jenin, several military vehicles invaded the town of Qabatia, south of the city, before the soldiers initiated searches.
