Israeli occupation forces carried out extensive invasions, home break‑ins, abductions, assaults, and movement restrictions across the occupied West Bank at dawn Wednesday, targeting multiple districts and imposing new closures that further disrupted civilian life.
In the southern West Bank district of Bethlehem, Israeli soldiers invaded the Dheisheh refugee camp, broke into several homes, and abducted journalist and former member of the General Secretariat of the Journalists’ Syndicate, Hassan Abdul Jawad, 72, along with Adham Jamal Ibrahim Farraj, 28, after searching their homes.
Soldiers also closed the main entrances to the villages of Marah Rabah and Al Manshiya with iron gates, cutting off the only routes linking the rural southern Bethlehem area with the city center and obstructing movement between Bethlehem and Hebron.
In the village of Al Rashayda, east of Bethlehem, Israeli forces invaded and broke into the home of Mosallam Khalil Rashayda, 45, before abducting him. Local officials reported that Rashayda had recently been assaulted by illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers while herding his sheep, sustaining bruises and wounds.
In occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers assaulted mourners participating in the funeral procession of Hussein Issa near Bab al Asbat, firing tear‑gas canisters and rubber‑coated metal bullets at the crowd.
The soldiers also assaulted and injured a young man, Jihad Qous, also in Bab Al-Asbat area, before abducting him.
Furthermore, the army imposed severe movement restrictions and closed the permanent military roadblocks at the entrance to Shu’fat refugee camp, causing an extended traffic jam and forcing Palestinians to wait for hours before being allowed through. A similar closure was reported at Qalandia roadblock, north of occupied Jerusalem.
In the southern West Bank district of Hebron, Israeli forces abducted seven Palestinians, including a woman. Soldiers invaded the city of Hebron and abducted Amer Hamdi al Jabari, Waseem Sa’id Zalloum, Abdullah Shukri al Junaidi, and Etaf Mohammad Radwan Badr, 66.
They also invaded the town of Halhoul and abducted Dr. Wadi’ Mahmoud al Barbarawi. Troops searched several homes in Hebron, including the home of Abdullah al Junaidi, confiscating his vehicle and children’s toys.
At the military roadblock near Beit Einion, east of Hebron, soldiers abducted taxi drivers Yazan Yousef al Froukh and Iyad Hamed al Mitwer from their vehicle.
Soldiers also installed multiple military roadblocks across Hebron’s towns, villages, and refugee camps, closing several main and secondary roads with iron gates, concrete blocks, and earth mounds.
In the western area of Dura, southwest of Hebron, Israeli forces assaulted Walid Ehneish, the head of the Sikka Village Council, during an invasion of the area. Soldiers also abducted Marwan Tmeiza, a driver employed by the village council. Local sources reported that the assault occurred near a home previously targeted by illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers, heightening tensions among residents who viewed the incident as part of a continuous pattern of violations.
The sources linked the assault and abduction to the presence of colonizers in the al Ajouri home, which had been seized earlier, describing the situation as a further escalation in the area.
Palestinian communities west of Dura have experienced repeated tensions, with local calls for protection of residents and their property and for an end to attacks targeting civilians and local officials.
In the central West Bank district of Ramallah, Israeli forces invaded the town of Ni’lin and abducted Mohammad Abdul Karim Surour, 55, Shukri Mahmoud al Khuwaja, 58, Yousef Ali Surour, 46, and Mousa Abdul Karim Surour, 58, after breaking into their homes.
Soldiers also detained Salah al Khawaja, 58, before releasing him and handing him a summons for interrogation. In the Baten al Hawa neighborhood of Ramallah, Israeli forces abducted Jameela Dahou and Jameela Kanaan after invading their homes.
In addition, several Israeli military vehicles invaded the village of Al-Mughayyir, northeast of Ramallah, and closed streets.
At dawn, Israeli forces closed all entrances to the town of Sinjil, north of Ramallah, using military bulldozers and earth mounds to block agricultural and secondary roads connecting the town to nearby villages.
Local officials reported that the closures have isolated Sinjil completely, raising the total number of sealed routes to six main entrances and sixteen agricultural and secondary roads. Mayor Mo’taz Abdul Rahman stated that the closures severely restrict movement for patients, students, and workers, and called on human rights organizations to intervene to stop the policy of collective punishment imposed on the town.
In the northern West Bank district of Nablus, Israeli forces abducted two women. Soldiers invaded the city of Nablus and abducted Maisar al Faqih from the Jisr al Teeti area in the northern mountain neighborhood.
They also abducted Faten Hanaisha after invading her home in Beit Dajan, east of Nablus, and confiscated her personal computer; she works with a local charitable organization.
Israeli forces further invaded Kafr Qalil, south of Nablus, breaking into several homes, ransacking their contents, and confiscating a sum of money from the home of Aqab Amer.
In Sebastia, northwest of Nablus, Israeli soldiers seized a home and held its residents inside, turning the property into a military post since dawn. Mayor Mohammad Azem reported that troops remain deployed in the area.
During the invasion, the soldiers stormed Sebastia Town Council bulling, and violently searched it, causing damage.
The invasion led to protests before the soldiers fired many live rounds, gas bombs and concussion grenades.
In the northern West Bank district of Jenin, Israeli forces invaded the eastern neighborhood of the city at dawn with military vehicles and foot patrols.
Soldiers broke into several homes, violently searched them, and converted one property into a field interrogation center, where several young men were detained and questioned for hours before being released.
Furthermore, several Israeli military vehicles invaded Kafr Dan town, west of Jenin city, and conducted searches.
