Israeli occupation forces invaded the town of Biddu, northwest of occupied Jerusalem, late Thursday night, unleashing live fire and toxic gas before abducting several Palestinian youths in a sweeping military operation that left the community reeling.
Local sources reported that heavily armed troops stormed Biddu under the cover of darkness, spreading across the town in large numbers.
Witnesses described a barrage of live ammunition and dense clouds of toxic gas fired toward residential neighborhoods, forcing families to shelter indoors.
The Jerusalem Governorate confirmed that several young men were abducted during the invasion, though the exact number remains unclear amid the confusion and fear that gripped the town.
Residents recounted how shops and homes were targeted with gas, creating widespread suffocation cases and disrupting daily life.
|Israeli Violations in Occupied West Bank, Friday|
The assault on Biddu reflects a broader escalation across occupied Jerusalem and other parts of the occupied West Bank, where night invasions and mass abductions have intensified in recent weeks.
Human rights groups have repeatedly warned that such operations amount to collective punishment, violating international law and deepening the humanitarian crisis faced by Palestinian communities.
In related news, Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian man, Baha Abdul-Rahman Rashed (38 years old), on Friday, in the town of Odala, south of Nablus in the northern occupied West Bank.
