Israeli forces and illegal paramilitary colonizers carried out a series of attacks across the occupied West Bank on Monday, according to local and medical sources. The reported incidents included land seizures, assaults on residents, military closures, home invasions, abductions, and efforts to expand colonial outposts.
In Ras al-Ahmar, southeast of Tubas in the northeastern West Bank, colonizers dressed in Israeli military uniforms detained Palestinian resident Khader Mohammad Bani Odah and seized his vehicle as he was returning home. Moataz Basharat, a Tubas official who monitors settlement activity, reported the detention and vehicle seizure near the community.
Meanwhile, colonizers intensified efforts to expand colonial outposts near al-Mughayyir village, northeast of Ramallah in the central West Bank.
Witnesses said trucks transported large quantities of timber to the Shuab al-Louz area west of the village. Residents expressed concern that new structures would be erected as part of ongoing attempts to expand existing outposts and seize Palestinian-owned land.
In a separate incident, colonizers erected a new tent on Jabal al-Qarane’, near Deir Abu Mashal village northwest of Ramallah. Residents said the move was part of repeated attempts to establish a new colonial outpost and seize additional village lands.
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Several months earlier, local residents dismantled a similar outpost at the same location despite confrontations with Israeli forces. The village has faced increasing colonizer attacks and land seizure attempts in recent months.
Colonizers also invaded Burqa village, east of Ramallah, where they moved through residential areas and reportedly stole water from agricultural wells.
North of Ramallah, Israeli forces tightened restrictions at the Ein Siniya military roadblock, severely disrupting traffic before firing tear gas canisters toward Palestinian residents. No injuries were reported.
West of Salfit in the central West Bank, colonizers continued bulldozing Palestinian-owned land northwest of Deir Ballut for the eleventh consecutive day. Witnesses said the work has affected dozens of dunums and appears to be creating colonial roads that would link nearby colonies. Later, colonizers forced several young Palestinians to leave the municipal football field near Deir Ballut Secondary Boys School.
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In occupied Jerusalem, Israeli forces accompanied by bulldozers invaded Shu’fat refugee camp and the nearby town of Anata, northeast of the city. The forces announced a curfew over loudspeakers.
Israeli soldiers also invaded al-Malha village, east of Bethlehem in the southern West Bank, and deployed across several neighborhoods.
In the southern West Bank city of Hebron, a 14-year-old Palestinian boy was injured when Israeli soldiers fired rubber-coated steel bullets during an invasion of the Sheikh neighborhood in the city center.
Medical sources said he was struck in the left foot and taken to Hebron Government Hospital, where his injury was described as minor.
Israeli forces also broke into homes during an invasion of Dura, south of Hebron, and established another military roadblock in the city’s Bir al-Hummus area, where soldiers searched vehicles and inspected identification cards.
South of Qalqilia in the northwestern West Bank, Israeli forces erected a military roadblock near the Habla Tunnel at the city’s southern entrance. Soldiers stopped vehicles, inspected identification documents, and obstructed residents’ movement.
In the northwestern West Bank city of Tulkarem, Israeli forces abducted former political prisoner Mohammad Abdul-Latif Hamdan after breaking into his home in the Suwwana neighborhood, south of the city.
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Israeli soldiers also invaded the headquarters of the Central Zakat Committee in the suburb of Ertah, south of Tulkarem. Witnesses said approximately seven military vehicles and a truck surrounded the building before soldiers broke in, damaged its contents, and abducted several Palestinians from Gaza who were inside. The number of people abducted was not immediately known.
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In Burqa, northwest of Nablus in the northern West Bank, two Palestinians, aged 57 and 30, were injured after Israeli soldiers assaulted them. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said its crews transported both men to a hospital for treatment. During the invasion, Israeli soldiers fired live rounds, stun grenades, and tear gas.
Furthermore, three former Palestinian political prisoners were injured after Israeli soldiers assaulted them at the Awarta military roadblock south of Nablus. Palestinian Red Crescent crews transported the three injured Palestinians to a hospital following the attack.
