Earlier on Wednesday dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded various parts of the occupied West Bank, broke into, and ransacked many homes, interrogated scores of Palestinians, and abducted dozens, including a teenage girl. Illegal paramilitary colonizers also injured a Palestinian.
Israeli occupation forces abducted four Palestinians, including two siblings and a 17-year-old girl, during a series of military invasions across the Hebron Governorate in the southern West Bank, according to local sources.
Troops invaded the southern area of Hebron city and abducted Mohannad Faisal Badawi, along with siblings Ahmad and Mohannad Fahed, after storming their homes, subjecting their families to hours of abuse, and deliberately ransacking and destroying household property.
In Beit Ummar, north of Hebron, soldiers abducted high school student Ayat Wael ‘Aadi, 17, following a violent assault during a home invasion. Her family’s residence was violently searched and vandalized, journalist and activist Mohammad Awad reported.
Separately, Israeli forces invaded the towns of Bani Na’im, Sa’ir, and ash-Shiokh, storming numerous homes and ransacking their contents.
In a related development, troops pursued Palestinian shepherds in the Jinba area of Masafer Yatta, southern Hebron, firing toxic tear gas canisters in their direction. No injuries were reported.
In the Northern Plains of the Jordan Valley in the West Bank, the soldiers invaded Hamsa Al-Foqa area, and abducted a shepherd, Mo’ath Abdul-Ghani Awawda, while herding his sheep.
Meanwhile, a large Israeli military force stormed al-Asakra village, east of Bethlehem, abducting 22 Palestinians after breaking into and searching dozens of homes and issuing written threats to residents.
The abductees were identified as: ‘Ahed Sa’id al-Asakra, 47, Ahmad Khalaf al-Asakra, 24, Abdul-Karim Khaled al-Asakra, 25, Ahmad Nasser Kamel al-Asakra, Saleem Taha Mousa Ayesh, Nader Yousef Ali al-Asakra, Mohammad Ali Ibrahim al-Asakra, Ahmad Mahmoud Ahmad al-Asakra, Ahmad Khaled Mohammad al-Asakra, Yahya Majed Raja al-Asakra, Ehab Samih Khalaf al-Asakra, Adel Dawoud Mahmoud al-Asakra, Bashar Naji Hussein al-Asakra, Mohammad Nasser Mahmoud al-Asakra, Lu’ay Amin Mahmoud al-Asakra, Ahmad Mohammad Ahmad al-Asakra, Hamza Daoud Mohammad al-Asakra, Baha Osama Mohammad al-Mu’ti, Shadi Hazem Atiya al-Asakra, Ahmad Sa’id Ahmad al-Asakra, Ashraf Ali Ibrahim al-Asakra, Yasser Yousef Ali al-Asakra.
In Nablus, Israeli forces abducted Mamoun al-Masri from Ras al-‘Ein following a raid on his home. Military operations have also intensified in Balata refugee camp, where troops have maintained a presence since Wednesday at dawn.
During the ongoing invasion of Balata, approximately 14 families were forcibly displaced as their homes were transformed into military outposts and field detention and interrogation centers.
Soldiers have spread through alleyways, raiding additional residences, detaining young men for field questioning, and imposing a complete blockade on camp access.
The Palestine Red Crescent Society reported treating 16 individuals for bruises sustained from physical assaults by Israeli forces during the invasion.
Furthermore, the military invaded Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya, south of Nablus, where troops stormed a residential building owned by Nael Oweis and used it as a temporary military post before withdrawing hours later.
In the northern West Bank, Israeli forces continued their invasion of Jaba’ village, southwest of Jenin, for a third consecutive day.
Mayor Mohammad Baddad stated that troops have searched over two-thirds of the town’s homes, vandalized property, assaulted residents, and detained numerous young men for field interrogations, though the total number of abductees remains unclear due to ongoing operations.
Infantry units have been deployed across Jaba’s streets, forcing widespread closures of shops and essential services.
The invasion, which began Tuesday, included armored vehicles and advanced into the nearby Tarsalla area, leading to the closure of the Jenin–Nablus road between ‘Ejja and Jaba’.
In occupied Jerusalem, Israeli forces invaded the town of al-‘Isawiya, northeast of the city, closing streets and launching concussion grenades to confine residents to their homes. Troops also raided Kafr Aqab and the Qalandia refugee camp, where they erected additional roadblocks and shut down key access points.
In related news, illegal Israeli paramilitary colonizers assaulted an injured a Palestinian shepherd, Raqqad Jom’a Abu Alia, while herding his sheep in an area between Abu Falah and Al-Mughayyir villages, northeast of Ramallah, causing several lacerations before local medics rushed him to a clinic.
