In addition to the massacres in Gaza Tuesday, Israeli forces invaded several parts of the West Bank, clashing with Palestinian youth in Jenin and destroying Palestinian homes and businesses using armored D9 bulldozers manufactured by the Caterpillar corporation in Peoria, Illinois.
A number of Israeli occupation military vehicles stormed the city of Jenin amid violent clashes, according to local media, while Israeli occupation forces also raided a number of other cities and refugee camps throughout the occupied West Bank.
Wafa News Agency reported that the occupation forces stormed the city of Jenin late yesterday evening from all its entrances, focusing on the western entrance of Jenin refugee camp and Al-Sikka Street.
According to Wafa, Israeli occupation bulldozers began the process of destroying the infrastructure at the entrance to the city, as well as the outskirts of the camp, and Al-Sikka Street, which led to the outbreak of confrontations with young men.
The American-made Israeli armored bulldozers destroyed fruit and vegetable stands in the vicinity of the roundabout, next to Al-Hathnawi Restaurant and the Grand Mosque, as well as market stands in the main roundabout area in the city.
Palestinian resistance fighters detonated explosive devices under Israeli occupation army vehicles near Nazareth Street during the storming of the city of Jenin.
Local sources reported that the outskirts of the city have been experiencing a large-scale Israeli military invasion for weeks now, with large military reinforcements by the Israeli occupation forces from all sides. In addition, Israeli military drones and reconnaissance aircraft have continued flying in the skies of the city and the camp.
Later on Tuesday, Israeli occupation forces positioned themselves on the outskirts of the camp and Al-Zahraa neighborhood, and deployed their snipers on the roofs of several buildings.
According to social media, the electricity supply was cut off in large areas in the city and camp of Jenin, coinciding with the occupation’s storming of the city and its camp.
The occupying Israeli army pulls out from Jenin after a night-long raid that saw army vandalize public and private infrastructure and bulldoze the roads. pic.twitter.com/jsKvEK5oCL
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) January 10, 2024
Also in the northern West Bank, at dawn on Wednesday, Israeli special forces stormed the city of Nablus, besieged the old city there, and abducted a young man.
Local sources reported that Israeli special forces stormed the Al-Haddadeen Market inside the Old City, surrounded a house, and abducted Nasr Mabrouka, from inside the town. They also blocked an ambulance trying to evacuate wounded Palestinians to the hospital.
The Israeli army obstructs the movement of ambulances in the city of Nablus. pic.twitter.com/Hguaqwm28g
— S p r i n t e r (@Sprinter99800) January 10, 2024
Large numbers of military jeeps and vehicles also stormed the city from several directions, besieging all entrances to the Old City, and set up a number of snipers on the rooftops of Palestinian houses in its vicinity. The troops took over the streets of Granada, Ras Al-Ain, Faisal, and Palestine.
In Tulkarem, in the northern West Bank, Israeli occupation vehicles stormed the city from its western axis, and toured the western neighborhood, specifically Khadoori University Street, Al-Maqbara Street, and the Ziad Daas Roundabout.
On Tuesday, the city of Tulkarem held the funeral of three young men: Yousef Ali Al-Khouli (22 years old), Ahed Salman Musa (23 years old), and Tariq Amjad Shaheen (24 years old), who were assassinated by the Israeli occupation forces in the Aktaba suburb east of the city on Monday evening.
In the same context, Israeli occupation forces stormed the town of Zeita, north of Tulkarem, and raided a number of citizens’ homes, conducted an extensive search inside them, and subjected its residents to interrogation.
Following the storming of the town, confrontations broke out during which the occupation soldiers fired heavy tear gas bombs at the young men, but no injuries were reported, according to Wafa Agency.
In Qalqilia Governorate, the Israeli occupation forces stormed the town of Jayyous, where they fired sound bombs into Palestinian homes.
In Ramallah, the Israeli occupation forces stormed the outskirts of the Sataf Marhaba neighborhood in the city of Al-Bireh and raided two homes. They also stormed the town of Beit Ila with several military vehicles and detained a number of young men and two vehicles.
The Israeli raids on cities and towns in the West Bank have not stopped since the 7th of October, in addition to the daily abductions of Palestinians. A statement by the Palestinian Prisoners Authority and the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club stated that the number of Palestinian detainees in the occupied West Bank has reached 5,755, many of whom have been taken into custody since the 7th of October.
