Israeli occupation forces carried out a new series of invasions and arrests across the occupied West Bank and occupied Jerusalem on Monday, detaining workers and residents in multiple districts, storming Birzeit University in the central West Bank, and accompanying illegal paramilitary colonizers during attacks on Palestinian villages.
The operations are part of ongoing daily incursions involving home invasions, searches, detentions, and assaults targeting civilians and laborers moving to and from their workplaces.
Israeli soldiers invaded Bethlehem in the southern West Bank at dawn, storming homes on Saff Street and in Aida refugee camp, and abducted Ibrahim Mohammad Da’amsa and Samed Nimer Al‑Ateeq after searching their homes.
In Nablus in the northern West Bank, three Palestinians were abducted from the town of Qusra following a large‑scale invasion and searches in the Ras Al‑Ain area. The detainees were identified as Qusai Abdul‑Mon’em Abu Reida, Fadi Shehada Odah, and Yousef Abdul‑Salam Hassan.
During the military invasion of Qusra, Israeli colonizers surrounded the home of Abdul-Karim Hasan, before attempting to break into it.
Also in Nablus, in the northern West Bank, several Israeli military vehicles invaded the town of Aqraba, southeast of the city, driving through various neighborhoods and closing multiple streets.
Furthermore, the soldiers installed a military roadblock near the Azmut town junction, east of Nablus, before stopping and searching dozens of Palestinian vehicles.
In addition, the soldiers installed a military roadblock near the Azmut town junction, east of Nablus, before stopping and searching dozens of Palestinian vehicles.
In Tulkarem in the northwestern West Bank, Israeli forces detained several Palestinian laborers while they were present in the agricultural plain between Attil and Deir Al‑Ghusoon, part of ongoing military pursuits targeting workers during their movement to job sites.
In occupied Jerusalem, soldiers abducted several young men during an invasion of Hizma, north of the city.
Israeli forces stormed Birzeit University, north of Ramallah in the central West Bank, deploying heavily inside the campus, breaking into university buildings, and conducting extensive searches inside the Faculty of Sports.
Local sources said soldiers damaged equipment and facilities and assaulted security guard Bashir Za’loul Al‑Khateeb, 40.
The invasion follows repeated Israeli incursions into Birzeit University involving assaults on students and staff and the destruction of campus property.
In Birzeit town, illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers seized a Palestinian home, erected tents on the property, and forcibly expelled the family from their home.
Later in the day, the colonizers attacked the outskirts of Al‑Mughayyer village, northeast of Ramallah in the central West Bank, attempting to enter the community from the eastern side.
Israeli forces then invaded the village to provide protection for the colonizers, firing stun grenades and toxic tear gas. No injuries were reported. The head of the village council, Amin Abu Alia, said soldiers had earlier installed a military roadblock at the western entrance, assaulting several residents and obstructing movement.
In addition, illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers installed a tent on Palestinian land in the Tal al‑Sour area, east of Ramallah.
Israeli forces also invaded Silwad, east of Ramallah in the central West Bank, deploying across several neighborhoods without reporting arrests.
Soldiers installed a military roadblock between Silwad and Yabrud, and another at the western entrance of Al‑Mughayyer, stopping vehicles, inspecting IDs, and harassing residents.
The soldiers also invaded the village of Kobar, north of Ramallah, before storming and ransacking at least one home.
Another invasion was reported in the village of Abu Falah, where the soldiers stopped and assaulted several young men in front of Abu Falah School.
In Qalqilia in the northwestern West Bank, Israeli forces continued an extended invasion of Jayyous, installing military roadblocks at both main entrances and stopping vehicles, delaying movement, and inspecting passengers.
Soldiers also invaded the western neighborhood, searching several homes belonging to the families of Mushrif Al‑Qaddoumi, Murshid Al‑Qaddoumi, Murad Nofal, Mahdi Nofal, Shanara Nazmi, and Fahed Nazmi. No abductions or injuries were reported as the invasion remained ongoing.
During the invasion, the soldiers caused extensive damage to the furniture and belongings in the home of a young man, Badran Al‑Beik, and confiscated more than 4,000 shekels from his property.
In Atara, north of Ramallah in the central West Bank, a group of illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers invaded the Khirbet al‑Tarafeen area and installed tents near an illegal colonial outpost that had been set up on Palestinian lands.
In Jenin in the northern West Bank, the Israeli army bulldozed 128 dunams of olive groves in the village of Zabbouba, northwest of the city, destroying agricultural land belonging to local families.
In Hebron, in the southern West Bank, illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers released their livestock to graze on Palestinian farmlands and around residential homes, in addition to assaulting several Palestinian shepherds in the Al‑Kharaba and Mneizel areas east of the town of al‑Samu’, south of the city.
During the invasion of Khirbet Mneizel, the soldiers stole wheat crops cultivated by Palestinians on village lands and allowed their sheep to graze in privately owned fields.
Harvest theft, now in Mneizel: Settlers are stealing the wheat crops grown by Palestinians on village lands, as well as grazing their sheep in privately owned fields. This is yet another cruel way to harm Palestinian farmers, steal the crops they work hard to grow pic.twitter.com/yssx4sgQSO
— מחוץ לעדר/ kivsa shchora (@masafering) June 29, 2026
Also in Jenin, Israeli soldiers installed a tent at the entrance to Arrana town, northeast of the city, in an apparent move to set up a military outpost.
Israeli invasions, abductions, and colonizer attacks continue on an almost daily basis across the occupied West Bank and occupied Jerusalem, involving home demolitions, military roadblocks, assaults on civilians, and systematic targeting of Palestinian workers during their movement to and from their workplaces.
This report covers some of the documented invasions across the occupied West Bank and cannot include all incidents due to the intensity and continuity of these violations.
