Israeli forces continued their assault on Palestinian towns and villages throughout the West Bank Saturday, and Israeli paramilitary settlers also continued their daily attacks and theft of land from the indigenous Palestinian population. This is in addition to the 47+ Palestinians killed in Gaza on Saturday, as Israeli forces continue their 659th day of genocide of the 2.3 million Palestinians in Gaza.
The Israeli Knesset lawmakers voted 71-13 in favour of illegally annexing the West Bank:
In the West Bank on Saturday, the following attacks against Palestinian civilians by Israeli soldiers and paramilitary forces were documented by local sources:
Jenin:
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) raided, on Saturday evening, a number of houses in Al-Hadaf neighborhood in Jenin city.
Local sources reported that occupation forces stormed the neighborhood, raided and searched a number of homes, and forced several families to evacuate their homes.
Earlier this evening, the occupation forces deployed in the Jabal Abu Dhahir and Khallet al-Sawha neighborhoods around Jenin camp.
The Israeli occupation’s aggression on the city of Jenin and its camp has continued since January 21, resulting in the killing of 44 citizens so far, in addition to dozens of injuries and arrests, and widespread destruction of infrastructure and property.
Tulkarem:
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) set up a military checkpoint on the Iktaba roundabout, east of Tulkarm city, as the ongoing aggression on the city and the Tulkarm and Nur Shams refugee camps continues for the 181st day.
A Wafa news correspondent reported that a military vehicle, accompanied by a group of infantry soldiers, was stationed in the center of the Aktaba roundabout. The soldiers deliberately obstructed the movement of vehicles, stopped and searched a number of them, and checked the identities of passengers. No arrests were reported.
In a related context, the occupation continues to impose a stifling siege on the Tulkarm and Nur Shams refugee camps, systematically destroying all aspects of life there. This is particularly true following the demolition and arson attacks witnessed in the two camps over the past few weeks, which have affected hundreds of residential buildings and commercial facilities, along with the extensive destruction of infrastructure, preventing residents from returning to their homes.
In a subsequent development, Israeli occupation forces raided a number of homes in the Jabal al-Nasr area surrounding the Nour Shams camp, which has been under continuous attack for the 168th consecutive day. The forces vandalized the homes, abused their residents, and forced citizen Aws al-Aref to flee his home at gunpoint.
The city and its suburbs are witnessing intensive 24-hour occupation forces’ operations, roaming the streets and neighborhoods, obstructing the movement of citizens and vehicles.
Nablus:
Israeli occupation forces seize two Palestinian owned vehicles during the invasion of the village of Qaryut, south of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank.
Bethlehem area:
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) arrested a Palestinian citizen from Umm Salamouna village in Bethlehem on Saturday evening.
Security sources told WAFA that the occupation forces arrested citizen Muhammad Issa Khader Taqatqa at the roundabout of the “Efrat” settlement, which is located on stolen Palestinian citizens’ lands, south of Bethlehem, and seized his vehicle.
Ramallah area:
Israeli occupation forces stormed the town of Turmus Ayya, northeast of Ramallah, on Saturday evening.
Local sources reported that an Israeli army force stormed Turmus Ayya and deployed throughout its streets, without any arrests or raids being reported.
Groups of settlers attacked the outskirts of the town before the occupation forces stormed it.
Palestinian activists in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, reach the third day of their open hunger strike, in solidarity with Gaza, denouncing the forced starvation imposed by the Israeli blockade on the Gaza Strip.
Hebron area:
Several citizens suffered from tear gas inhalation on Saturday evening when Israeli occupation forces stormed Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron.
Media activist in Beit Ummar, Muhammad Awad, told WAFA that the occupation forces stormed the town and forced residents of the “Bayada” neighborhood to close their shops. They prevented the movement of vehicles, detained a number of young men and interrogated them. They also fired sound bombs and tear gas, causing dozens of people to suffer from tear gas inhalation.
Meanwhile, Israeli paramilitary settlers continued their attacks on farmers in the town, forcing them to leave their lands in the Wadi al-Sheikh area. Also, Israeli occupation soldiers detained a number of farmers, interrogated them, and threatened them with arrest if they returned to their lands.
Jericho area:
Israeli settlers stormed the village of Shallalat al-Auja, north of Jericho, on Saturday morning, and grazing their livestock inside residential areas and among fields.
Hassan Malihat, general supervisor of the Al-Baidar Organization for the Defense of Bedouin Rights, told WAFA that settlers from the colonial outposts near the village of Shallalat al-Auja stormed the community and released their livestock onto farmers’ land, damaging the residents’ pastures.
He pointed out that settlers have intensified their harassment of residents in the Bedouin communities in Al-Auja this year, in order to exploit the water and force residents to flee.
UPDATED FROM
Jul 26, 2025 at 11:40 am
In the early morning hours, Saturday, The Israeli army and illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers have escalated their violations against the Palestinians and their property across the occupied West Bank.
Israeli soldiers seized a tractor in the village of Bardala, located in the northern Jordan Valley. According to local sources, the tractor belonged to citizen Mousa Abu Alia and was confiscated while he was working near the village.
The attack came after illegal Israeli paramilitary colonizers and soldiers intensified their attacks on the region, deliberately targeting its agricultural resilience. The colonizers have systematically destroyed crops, sabotaged water networks, burned citizens’ property, and confiscated farming equipment, deepening the hardships faced by residents.
In Jenin, in the northern West Bank, many military vehicles invaded Burqin town, west of the city, before storming and ransacking homes of former political prisoners.
In related news, the soldiers invaded the town of Beit Fajjar, south of Bethlehem, early Saturday morning.
The invasion followed the death of Rabee’ Mohammad Yousef Taqatqa, 31, who was killed by Israeli forces near the town the previous evening. His body remains withheld by the occupation.
In response, the Factional Coordination Committee in Bethlehem Governorate announced a general strike in Beit Fajjar and declared a day of mourning across the governorate, in protest the extrajudicial execution and the continued policy of withholding the bodies of slain Palestinians.
In Salfit, in the central West Bank, the soldiers invaded Qarawat Bani Hassan and Marda towns, before storming and ransacking homes in addition to interrogating many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
In addition, illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers invaded Shallal Al-Awja village, north of Jericho in the northeastern West Bank, and released their livestock to graze on Palestinian farmlands.
Since the beginning of this year, the colonizers have escalated their violations and assaults on various Bedouin communities in al-‘Awja to force the Palestinians out of the area and control the water resources and lands there.
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On Friday evening, a Palestinian child was shot by illegal colonizers on Friday evening in the village of al-Mughayyir, northeast of Ramallah in the central West Bank.
Eyewitnesses stated that a group of colonizers invaded the village from its eastern side and advanced toward the area surrounding the local kindergarten, opening fire at residents. A 14-year-old boy was struck by live ammunition in the leg.
Following the assault, Israeli occupation forces invaded al-Mughayyir and conducted foot patrols between residential homes.
According to Amin Abu Alia, head of the village council, the child was shot while near his home. He noted that occupation forces closed the village’s western entrance, the only access point, delaying the arrival of an ambulance. Later, medical teams managed to transfer the injured child to a hospital in Ramallah.
Also Friday, A young man died on Friday evening from wounds he sustained after being shot by the Israeli forces, south of Hebron, in the West Bank’s southern part.
The Ministry of Health reported the death of the young man, Wadea’ Mohammad Othman Samamra (19 years old), near the town of ath-Thaheriyya, and the detention of his body.
On Friday evening, the soldiers invaded Sebastia town, northwest of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and abducted a child, Mohammad Ayed.
