Israeli forces continued military invasions across the occupied West Bank on Monday, abducting several Palestinians and triggering protests in occupied Jerusalem and the Bethlehem, Nablus, Tulkarem, Qalqilia, Ramallah, and northern Jordan Valley areas.
In occupied Jerusalem, Israeli forces invaded and searched the home of Wisam Omar Obeid in the town of Al-‘Isawiya, northeast of the city. Local sources reported that soldiers broke into the home, searched it, and damaged its contents.
Al-‘Isawiya has been subjected to repeated military invasions, accompanied by home searches, abductions, and damage to civilian property.
Local sources reported that Israeli forces also abducted a young Palestinian from a fuel station in the town of Abu Dis, east of occupied Jerusalem.
In the northern Jordan Valley, Israeli forces abducted Yousef Hussein Basharat from his tent in the Khirbet Makhoul area, according to Kamal Bani Odah, director of the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society in Tubas.
In Bethlehem, south of occupied Jerusalem, Israeli forces invaded the grounds of the Arab Society for Rehabilitation Hospital, causing panic among patients and visitors and assaulting several people in the hospital courtyard.
The Palestinian Health Ministry strongly condemned the incident, stating that hospitals and medical centers are protected under international law and that invasions or attacks targeting healthcare facilities, patients, or medical personnel constitute serious violations of international conventions.
The ministry called on the World Health Organization and the International Committee of the Red Cross to intervene and help stop repeated violations against medical institutions and healthcare workers.
Elsewhere in Bethlehem governorate, Israeli forces invaded the towns of Beit Jala and Doha west of Bethlehem, Beit Fajjar and Al-Khader to the south, and Abu Njeim to the east.
In Odala village, south of Nablus in the northern West Bank, protests erupted after Israeli forces invaded the community. Soldiers fired concussion grenades and tear gas during the clashes, according to local sources.
In the town of Bal’a, east of Tulkarem in the northwestern West Bank, Israeli forces invaded the area, patrolled its streets, and obstructed the movement of vehicles and residents. Forces also invaded the Shweika suburb, north of Tulkarem.
In addition, protests were reported in the city of Qalqilia in the northwestern West Bank after Israeli forces invaded the city.
Meanwhile, Israeli soldiers shot and wounded two Palestinians during an invasion of the town of Ajjul, northwest of Ramallah in the central West Bank.
The invasions were part of continuing Israeli military operations across the occupied West Bank, involving home searches, abductions, assaults, restrictions on movement, and the use of live fire and tear gas.
