Israeli forces invaded communities across the occupied West Bank, abducted nine Palestinians, imposed movement restrictions and bulldozed Palestinian land. Colonizers also attacked Palestinians, damaged property and stole livestock.
In Hebron, in the southern West Bank, Israeli soldiers invaded al-Karmel village, east of Yatta, and confiscated two water tankers belonging to the Tuwani Village Council as they transported water to Khirbet al-Halawa in Masafer Yatta.
In Tubas, in the northeastern West Bank, soldiers invaded Tubas city and Tammun, south of the city, and broke into several homes.
Farther south, Israeli forces invaded Beit Sahour, Beit Jala, al-Ubeidiya, al-Shawawra and Za’atara in the Bethlehem governorate. No homes were broken into, and no Palestinians were abducted in those communities.
Israeli forces also intensified military restrictions around Ramallah and al-Bireh, in the central West Bank. Local sources said soldiers installed a military roadblock at the entrance to Ein Sinia, north of Ramallah, obstructing hundreds of vehicles, particularly those leaving the city, and causing severe traffic congestion.
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Soldiers installed additional military roadblocks between Silwad and Yabrud, east of Ramallah, and at the entrance to Aboud, west of the city, where they stopped Palestinians, searched vehicles and examined identification cards.
In occupied Jerusalem, Israeli forces kept the Sheikh Saad military roadblock, southeast of the city, closed for a third consecutive day. The Jerusalem Governorate said the closure isolates Sheikh Saad village from surrounding communities and prevents dozens of students from reaching schools in southeast occupied Jerusalem.
Israeli forces abducted nine Palestinians during the invasions and related military activity. They included Jaber Emad Taleb Hamdan, from Anata, northeast of occupied Jerusalem.
In Hebron, in the southern West Bank, soldiers abducted 20-year-old Malek Ahmad Breigheith after breaking into his family home and damaging its contents. They also abducted a Palestinian from Yatta following an attack by colonizers on Palestinian homes in the area.
In Tulkarem, in the northwestern West Bank, soldiers broke into the home of Khabbab Ahmad Matrouk in the Nablus Street area and abducted him.
In Nablus, in the northern West Bank, soldiers abducted 68-year-old Samir al-Osta from his home in the al-Masaken area, east of the city.
In Tammun, south of Tubas in the northeastern West Bank, soldiers abducted 86-year-old Burhan Rashid Bani Odah and his 57-year-old daughter, Rashida Burhan Bani Odah, reportedly in an attempt to pressure Rashida Bani Odeh’s son to surrender.
In Jenin, in the northern West Bank, soldiers invaded Jaba, south of the city, and abducted 27-year-old Abdul-Rahman Adel Ghannam approximately two weeks after his release.
In occupied Jerusalem, soldiers abducted Khaled Hammad at the Qalandia military roadblock, north of the city, while he was traveling to Augusta Victoria Hospital for chemotherapy.
In the central West Bank, colonizers invaded Silwad, northeast of Ramallah, and stole dozens of livestock belonging to Abdul Aleem Abdullah Hammad, Ismael Afif Hammad and Ata Mahmoud Hammad. They also damaged property at several Palestinian homes.
More than 200 colonizers also attacked al-Mazra’a ash-Sharqiya, east of Ramallah, damaging vehicles and shattering the windows of Palestinian homes. Local Palestinians confronted the attackers and forced them to leave.
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Colonizers continued bulldozing agricultural land and uprooting olive trees in Ni’lin, west of Ramallah. In Burqa, east of the city, they grazed livestock on Palestinian farmland near homes, conducted provocative tours through residential areas and harassed local families.
In Nablus, in the northern West Bank, colonizers assaulted four members of the Qasqous family in Aqraba, south of the city.
For a second consecutive day, Israeli forces bulldozed privately owned Palestinian land and uprooted olive trees in Deir Nitham, northwest of Ramallah in the central West Bank.
The operation affected large tracts of land, uprooted dozens of olive trees and prevented landowners from accessing their property.
In Jaba, northeast of occupied Jerusalem, soldiers uprooted dozens of olive trees and bulldozed land belonging to the Musallam Dar Salim family. The land contained more than 60 olive trees.
The Wall and Colonization Resistance Commission said Israeli authorities issued three new military orders targeting approximately 339 dunams of Palestinian land in the Jenin and Ramallah-al-Bireh governorates.
According to the commission, Military Order 106/26 targets 178 dunams of land in Jenin and Qabatia, in the northern West Bank, and authorizes the immediate removal of wild vegetation and trees, including olive trees. Landowners have seven days to submit objections, but the period begins only after the work has been carried out.
