Israeli forces invaded communities across the occupied West Bank early Friday, abducting two Palestinians and breaking into homes, while illegal paramilitary colonizers attacked several communities.
In the Qalandia refugee camp, north of occupied Jerusalem, Israeli forces broke into homes in the Abu Antar neighborhood and abducted a young man.
Troops fired tear gas during protests, established military roadblocks at Hizma’s entrances, invaded Kafr Aqab, and continued to occupy the Qalandia Vocational Training Center for a third consecutive day.
In al-Ma’sara, south of Bethlehem in the southern West Bank, Israeli forces broke into and searched the home of former political prisoner Mohammad Zawahra.
Media sources said about 50 colonizers invaded the Za’atara wilderness east of Bethlehem and gathered in the Wadi al-Mu’allaq area, where they harassed and provoked residents.
Media sources said colonizers have recently intensified attacks in the Za’atara wilderness and nearby al-Maliha, Abu Njeim and Khalayel al-Louz, including attacks on homes and vehicles and incidents involving live fire.
In Khirbet al-Kharaba, east of as-Samu and south of Hebron, colonizers broke into the home of Palestinian resident Ali ad-Daghamin.
In Tell, southwest of Nablus in the northern West Bank, Israeli forces broke into homes, damaged their contents, abducted Hussam Hassan Aseeda, and confiscated his vehicle. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said 31-year-old man sustained injuries after soldiers beat him.
Elsewhere in the Nablus area, colonizers assaulted Issa Abdullah Falah Hamayel and his wife east of Beita, southeast of the city, forced the couple to leave, and threatened them if they returned. Israeli forces also invaded Madama town, south of Nablus.
Local sources said hundreds of colonizers invaded Awarta, southeast of Nablus, under Israeli military protection and performed religious rituals at Islamic shrines.
Israeli forces also invaded the village and forced residents to paint over national slogans on walls. The forces seized a home and converted it into a military post.
Near the Arab American University in the Jenin area, Israeli forces invaded housing used by Palestinians displaced from the Jenin refugee camp.
Local sources said Israeli forces invaded Deir Istiya, northwest of Salfit in the central West Bank, broke into and searched several homes, and questioned residents at the scene.
In Turmus Ayya, north of Ramallah, in the central West Bank, bulldozers operated by colonizers continued leveling farmers’ land.
Furthermore, several Israeli military vehicles invaded Tammun town, south of Tubas in the northeastern West Bank, before the soldiers broke into a home and searched it.
