Israeli occupation forces carried out a series of invasions, abductions, and military measures across the occupied West Bank on Thursday, targeting multiple towns, villages, and refugee camps and disrupting civilian life in several districts.
In the town of Beit Ummar, north of Hebron in the southern West Bank, soldiers invaded several neighborhoods, broke into homes, and deliberately damaged furniture and household belongings before abducting 55‑year‑old Faleh Mousa Arar.
Local media activist Mohammad Awad stated that the forces caused extensive destruction inside the homes they searched.
Furthermore, the soldiers abducted two Palestinians from the Al‑Masafer and Al‑Deirat areas east of Yatta, south of Hebron. Activist Osama Makhamra said the soldiers abducted Ali Hammamda while he was herding his sheep in the Al‑Deirat area, after invading the location and seizing him without explanation.
Israeli forces also detained several residents in the Wadi Jheish area of Masafer Yatta, abused them, and prevented them from collecting their agricultural harvest.
In the Bethlehem district, the army installed a military roadblock at the entrance to the western rural area of the governorate.
The soldiers then positioned themselves in the Shuli area on the main road leading to Battir, Nahalin, Husan, and Wadi Fukin, stopping vehicles, inspecting them, and examining the identity cards of Palestinian civilians. The roadblock caused a significant traffic jam.
Before dawn, Israeli forces invaded the Al‑Jalazoun refugee camp, north of Ramallah in the central West Bank, where they broke into a home and abducted 52‑year‑old Muhannad Jibreel al‑Zubeidi and his 12‑year‑old son Adam after ransacking the property.
Media sources reported that the soldiers caused damage to the family’s belongings during the invasion.
In the occupied Jerusalem area, three young men were abducted during an invasion of the Qalandia refugee camp north of the city. Local sources said the soldiers broke into numerous homes in the camp before taking the three Palestinians to an undisclosed location.
Israeli forces also invaded the village of Al‑Jib, northwest of occupied Jerusalem, deploying military vehicles and foot patrols throughout the streets.
In a related development, the army tightened its restrictions at the entrances to the nearby town of Hizma, northeast of the city, obstructing the movement of residents, including employees and schoolchildren.
Later in the day, Israeli authorities forced shop owners in the Old City of occupied Jerusalem to close their businesses.
The Jerusalem Governorate reported that traders were ordered to shut down by noon as part of a series of restrictive measures imposed in conjunction with the so‑called “Flag March.”
In the southern West Bank, two physicians from the town of Taffouh, west of Hebron, were abducted after soldiers invaded the town, broke into their homes, and searched them. The two abducted physicians were identified as Ghanem Ezreiqat and Osama al‑Tarda.
In the northern West Bank, Israeli special forces invaded the town of Al‑Yamun, west of Jenin, before dawn. The soldiers surrounded a home and abducted 23‑year‑old Sanad Mazen Sammar before withdrawing from the area.
These incidents form part of the ongoing pattern of daily invasions, home break‑ins, abductions, and movement restrictions imposed by Israeli forces across the occupied West Bank.
