Israeli occupation forces carried out coordinated invasions, land‑clearing operations, and other violations across multiple areas of the occupied West Bank, including Jerusalem, on Monday evening, targeting various Palestinian communities.
Salfit, Central West Bank: Israeli bulldozers began wide‑scale land clearing in the ar‑Ras area of Salfit, leveling large tracts of privately owned Palestinian land to expand an Israeli colony and open new colonial roads. Landowners were prevented from accessing or approaching their property during the operation.
Salfit has witnessed a marked escalation in violations by Israeli forces and illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers in recent weeks, including bulldozing, uprooting of trees, and land seizures—part of what residents describe as a systematic effort to restrict movement, undermine livelihoods, and pressure communities.
Ramallah, Central West Bank: Israeli forces invaded Beitunia, west of Ramallah, firing live ammunition, stun grenades, and toxic tear gas. No injuries or abductions were reported.
Later in the evening, Israeli forces invaded Turmus Ayya, north of Ramallah, deploying military vehicles throughout the town’s streets without breaking into homes or abducting residents.
At the Ein Siniya military roadblock north of Ramallah, Israeli forces damaged the tires of several vehicles—including a municipal ambulance—after soldiers pulled a spike strip in front of passing cars.
Raed Hamed, the mayor of Silwad, said the ambulance’s tire was punctured, along with the tires of multiple civilian vehicles.
Israeli forces also closed the Atara military roadblock north of Ramallah, causing severe traffic congestion.
Shu’fat refugee camp, occupied Jerusalem: several military vehicles invaded the Shu’fat refugee camp northeast of the city.
Local sources said large numbers of soldiers, accompanied by military vehicles, spread through the camp’s streets and neighborhoods while firing stun grenades and tear gas.
Soldiers broke into, searched several homes, and assaulted residents, heightening tension among the population. No injuries or abductions were reported at the time of publication.
Shu’fat refugee camp has been subjected to repeated invasions by Israeli forces as part of ongoing pressure on Palestinian residents of occupied Jerusalem.
Israeli soldiers also invaded Kafr Aqab, north of occupied Jerusalem, closed streets, and initiated searches.
Additional Jerusalem Incidents: Invasions in Isawiya and Silwan: Israeli forces invaded the towns of Issawiya and Silwan in Jerusalem on Monday evening.
Local sources said soldiers invaded Issawiya, searched a commercial shop, and damaged its contents without reporting any abductions.
In Silwan, south of the Al‑Aqsa Mosque, Israeli forces invaded the Batn al‑Hawa neighborhood as residents held a protest against ongoing attempts to seize their homes.
The Jerusalem Governorate reported that Israeli authorities earlier in the day delivered notices to several residents from the Rajabi and Basbous families in Batn al‑Hawa, instructing them to open files with the so‑called “Enforcement and Collection Authority” — a step the governorate described as a dangerous escalation preceding forced‑eviction procedures.
Once files are opened, the authority typically grants families a limited period — often no more than 21 days — to carry out the forced eviction.
The governorate said the notices currently target approximately 33 homes in the neighborhood, housing around 220 residents, including the home of Yusuf al‑Basbous, whose case remains pending before the Israeli High Court.
It is worth mentioning that Israeli forces shot and injured three young men in three separate incidents on Monday, in Ar-Ram town, north of occupied Jerusalem.
Continued bulldozing in Qusra, south of Nablus: Israeli bulldozers continued a second consecutive day of land clearing in Qusra, south of Nablus, in the northern West Bank.
Hani Odah, head of the village council, said the bulldozing in the northeastern part of the village has moved dangerously close to residential homes.
Odah added that illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers have placed mobile “caravans” on Palestinian land in the area, apparently in preparation for seizing additional land and establishing new colonial outposts.
Qusra encompasses roughly 9,000 dunams of land, classified within Areas B and C, and is surrounded by five Israeli colonies, illegally built on stolen Palestinian lands.
The largest, Migdalim, sits on the village’s eastern lands, while four others—Yesh Kodesh, Ahiya, Kida, and Adei Ad—are located to the south.
Abduction in Aqqaba, north of Tubas: In the northeastern West Bank, Israeli forces abducted a young man from Aqqaba.
Kamel Bani Odeh, director of the Tubas branch of the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society, stated that the young man—Qais Nour al‑Din Abu Arah—was taken after being summoned for interrogation at the Israeli Salem military base.
Invasion of Beit Fajjar, south of Bethlehem: Israeli forces invaded Beit Fajjar, deploying in several neighborhoods and firing stun grenades and tear gas toward residents.
Earlier Monday, Israeli forces carried out widespread invasions, home break‑ins, abductions, and demolitions across the occupied West Bank.
