Israeli occupation forces and illegal paramilitary colonizers carried out widespread invasions, home demolitions, abductions, and assaults across the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, affecting Palestinian communities in occupied Jerusalem, Jenin, Bethlehem, Ramallah, Nablus, Tulkarem, Hebron and the northern Jordan Valley.
In occupied Jerusalem, a Palestinian man was shot by Israeli forces near the Dahiya Gate in the town of ar‑Ram, north of the city.
PRCS medical teams said the man suffered a gunshot wound to the leg. After receiving first aid, he was transported to a hospital.
PRCS medical teams also treated eight Palestinians who were assaulted during an Israeli invasion of Qalandia refugee camp, north of Jerusalem, and evacuated five medical cases from inside the camp.
Israeli forces invaded the refugee camp with dozens of military vehicles and bulldozers, conducted extensive searches, broke into the headquarters of the Popular Committee, forced residents from their homes, and prevented dawn prayers in the camp’s mosques.
During the invasion, Israeli forces stormed the home of Kifah Hamad, 43, after smashing its front door, assaulted members of her family and abducted her despite her fractured foot.
In Silwan, south of Al‑Aqsa Mosque, and Kafr Aqab, north of Jerusalem, Israeli forces invaded and searched homes and abducted two Palestinians, including Ismael Abu Ramouz.
In Jenin, in the northern West Bank, Israeli forces abducted nine Palestinians from the towns of Burqin and Jalqamus and the village of ‘Arbouna after breaking into their homes.
Israeli forces also conducted interrogations and home invasions in al‑Yamun and Silat al‑Harithiya, west of Jenin, and delivered demolition notices for two structures near the town of Jaba‘.
Israeli forces carried out extensive land-clearing operations in Ajjah, south of Jenin, uprooting olive trees and leveling agricultural areas.
Local sources said Israeli military units, accompanied by heavy machinery, entered agricultural land at the town’s entrance and began bulldozing large sections, removing dozens of long-standing olive trees.
The sources said the operation followed an Israeli military order issued 10 days earlier requiring the removal of olive trees and vegetation from 32.941 dunams of land belonging to the towns of Jaba‘ and Ajjah.
The operations were part of a broader pattern in the Jenin district that included bulldozing agricultural land, seizing areas under military orders, and conducting invasions and abductions in several towns and villages.
Residents said the measures were intended to tighten restrictions on Palestinian communities and expand Israeli control over the land.
In Bethlehem, in the southern West Bank, Israeli forces invaded the town of al‑Khader, the village of Husan, and the area of Birket Suleiman between al‑Khader and Artas.
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Israeli forces also demolished three homes in the town of Nahalin and the village of al‑Maniya, west and southeast of Bethlehem.
Later in the day, illegal paramilitary colonizers accompanied by Israeli forces invaded the town of Beit Fajjar, south of Bethlehem, positioned themselves in the al‑Sousa area, and moved between Palestinian homes.
In the Ramallah district, in the central West Bank, Israeli forces invaded the villages of Kafr Malek and Deir Jarir. In nearby al‑Bireh, immediately south of Ramallah, Israeli forces occupied three Palestinian homes in the Sateh Marhaba neighborhood after forcing the families out and converting the homes into military outposts.
In the Nablus district, in the northern West Bank, Israeli forces invaded the villages of al‑Lubban al‑Sharqiya and ‘Ammuriya, deploying military vehicles for more than two hours.
Israeli forces also installed two military roadblocks—one at the entrance to al‑Lubban al‑Sharqiya and another on the road connecting the two villages—blocking Palestinian vehicles and preventing travel along the Lubban al‑Sharqiya–Salfit road.
Israeli forces invaded the village of ‘Awrata, south of Nablus, broke into and searched homes, and fired tear gas canisters and stun grenades, leading to confrontations.
Israeli colonizers from an illegal outpost built on land belonging to Madama and Asira al‑Qibliya connected pipes to the main water system serving the two towns, diverting water to the outpost.
Later in the evening, colonizers invaded the eastern area of Beit Furik, east of Nablus, under Israeli military protection. They assaulted residents, injuring three Palestinians.
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Medical sources reported that women and children suffered smoke inhalation after Israeli colonizers invaded Khirbet at‑Tuba in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron, assaulted residents and set fire to Palestinian homes.
Colonizers also broke into homes in Shu‘ab al‑Batem and Khallet al‑Hummus and ignited fires in the hills of al‑Arqoub near Khallet ad‑Dabe’, damaging grazing areas. Six Palestinians suffered bruises during the attacks and were transported to a hospital.
In Tulkarem, in the northwestern West Bank, colonizers sprayed racist slogans on the walls of a home under construction in the northern part of Ramin.
Also, Israeli soldiers invaded the towns of Attil and Zeita, north of Tulkarem, before initiating massive searches.
In the northern Jordan Valley, colonizers began fencing hundreds of dunams of land in the Hammamat al‑Maleh area.
The incidents described above are among the documented invasions, attacks and other alleged violations involving Israeli forces and paramilitary colonizers in Palestinian communities across the occupied West Bank.
Additional incidents may be underreported, particularly in remote communities that face repeated attacks and limited access to media or emergency services.
