Israeli occupation forces carried out a series of invasions across the occupied West Bank and occupied Jerusalem at dawn on Wednesday, breaking into homes, assaulting residents, and abducting several Palestinians, including a woman and a journalist from the courtyards of the Al‑Aqsa Mosque.
In the northern West Bank, the army invaded the town of Qabatia, south of Jenin, where soldiers broke into several homes and interrogated residents. A separate military unit invaded the nearby town of Meithalun, also south of Jenin.
In the town of Sanur, south of Jenin, the soldiers stormed and ransacked many homes and abducted a several Palestinians.
In the same district, illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers burned a Palestinian vehicle in Khirbet Masoud, west of Ya’bad, southwest of Jenin, before soldiers invaded the village and abducted three Palestinians.
In the Nablus area, in northern West Bank, Israeli forces invaded the village of Salem, east of the city, and abducted Taha Hussein Shtayyeh after breaking into his home.
The army also invaded the village of Tell, southwest of Nablus, where soldiers broke into several homes, ransacked their contents, and abducted Tawfiq Omar Khaled Hamza and Ghaleb Tayseer Nofal.
In Beit Iba, west of Nablus, the soldiers abducted Mohammad Abdul‑Rahman Al‑Masri and Kheir Sma’ana after storming several homes.
Later in the morning, Israeli military vehicles invaded the village of ‘Urif, south of Nablus, where soldiers began seizing children’s toys from local shops and homes, according to local sources.
In Jericho, in northeastern West Bank, Israeli forces invaded the Aqabat Jabr refugee camp before advancing into the center of the city.
In occupied Jerusalem, Israeli forces abducted a Palestinian woman at one of the gates of the Al‑Aqsa Mosque after assaulting her and forcibly removing her hijab.
The Jerusalem Governorate reported that the army also abducted journalist Firas Al‑Debs, from the Islamic Waqf’s Media Department, inside the courtyards of Al‑Aqsa.
In a related measure, the authorities handed journalist Saif Al‑Qawasmi an order banning him from Al‑Aqsa Mosque for one week, in addition to a summons for interrogation at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, following his detention inside the compound.
Furthermore, the soldiers, accompanied by personnel from what is known as the “Nature Protection Authority,” invaded the Al-Khan Al-Ahmar Bedouin village, east of Jerusalem, and conducted a provocative tour inside the community. During the incursion, the soldiers assaulted several guard dogs belonging to local residents.
In the central West Bank, illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers stole a Palestinian vehicle from in front of a home in Deir Jarir, northeast of Ramallah.
In the southern West Bank, Israeli forces invaded the town of Al‑Khader, south of Bethlehem, and conducted military searches.
The soldiers also stormed the Al‑Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron, where they abducted a young man, Bara’ Al‑Karnaz. In Beit Ummar, north of Hebron, the army broke into several homes and interrogated residents.
In the northeastern West Bank, Israeli forces invaded the city of Tubas, deploying in several neighborhoods before withdrawing.
