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'Israel' continues West Bank aggression, storming entire cities, homes

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 5 Feb 2025 23:48
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The Israeli occupation is still carrying out raids and aggressions in several cities of the occupied West Bank as Palestinians confront their forces.

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  • A Palestinian woman walks along a destroyed road following an Israeli army raid in the West Bank Jenin refugee camp, Sunday, Febrary 2, 2025 (AP)
    A Palestinian woman walks along a destroyed road following an Israeli army raid in the West Bank Jenin refugee camp, Sunday, Febrary 2, 2025. (AP)

The Israeli occupation forces have continued their aggression against areas and refugee camps in the northern West Bank, leaving 30 martyrs and causing extensive destruction to infrastructure, including the burning of homes and the arrest of dozens of Palestinians.

On Wednesday, Israeli forces detonated residential blocks in the Jenin refugee camp, further escalating their attacks. This aggression has led to the transformation of the city of Tulkarm and its refugee camp into military barracks, forcing 75% of the population to flee, according to Palestinian media sources.

The sources also reported a heavy presence of Israeli troops at the northern entrance of the camp and in the surrounding agricultural areas. Israeli forces conducted extensive raids and searches after seizing several residential buildings and converting them into military posts.

Additionally, the occupation forces stormed al-Adawiya School, positioning snipers in its windows, and spread throughout the alleys and neighborhoods of the camp, targeting any movement.

Meanwhile, in Tubas, the Israeli military continues its assaults in the town of Tammoun and the al-Faraa refugee camp, deploying additional reinforcements. The situation has worsened due to the ongoing siege, with food and essential supplies running out, water shortages, and widespread destruction of roads and infrastructure.

Israeli media reported that the army is expanding its operations in the northern West Bank, not only in terms of the areas it operates in but also in the military equipment it is using.

Escalating tactics

According to the reports, Eitan armored personnel carriers (APCs), used by the Nahal Brigade in combat, were seen in the Tubas and Jenin areas on Monday. This marks the first time since Operation Defensive Shield in 2002, which took place as part of the Second Intifada, that Israeli forces have deployed armored personnel carriers in the West Bank. 

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Meanwhile, eyewitnesses told Palestinian media that Israeli drones targeted seven sites in the town of Tammoun. The Israeli forces also launched a large-scale arrest campaign and conducted field interrogations in the town, converting several homes into military posts.

The Israeli forces have also begun using offensive tools in the West Bank that were rarely employed in the past, a fact confirmed by an army spokesperson in response to an inquiry from the Kipa news website.

Israeli media viewed this as an attempt to signal that the current military operation in the northern West Bank is no longer a routine mission.

Israeli forces, comprising three military brigades, frequently carry out airstrikes targeting resistance fighters and infrastructure, demolish buildings, and now utilize armored personnel carriers to transport troops through occupied villages and refugee camps.

Mounting aggression

The Palestinian Health Ministry announced on Monday that 70 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank since the beginning of the year, the majority of them from Jenin.

In a statement, the ministry specified that the casualties included 10 children, a woman, and two elderly individuals.

According to the health ministry, 38 have been killed in Jenin, 15 in Tubas, six in Nablus, five in Tulkarm, three in al-Khalil, two in Beit Lahm, and one in al-Quds. 

Meanwhile, Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, condemned Israeli actions in the West Bank as "criminal." She warned that "the intent of genocide is clear in the way Israel is targeting Palestinians."

In a post on X on Sunday, Albanese called on the international community to intervene, stating that Israeli destruction has "expanded to all occupied territories, not just Gaza."

The latest escalation follows an Israeli military operation launched in Jenin and its refugee camp on January 21, which resulted in dozens of casualties. Last Monday, Israeli forces expanded their offensive to include Tulkarm in the northern West Bank.

Israeli forces have also destroyed 100 buildings in Jenin over the past two weeks, leaving many families homeless.

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