The Tulkarm Refugee Camp witnessed a significant resistance operation on Tuesday, as the military wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad Movement, al-Quds Brigades - Tulkarm Battalion, in coordination with al-Qassam Brigades, announced their successful ambush of an Israeli armored force in the al-Akasha axis. The operation involved a sophisticated trap within a minefield, according to a statement by the al-Quds Brigades.

The statement detailed that the engineering unit detonated an explosive device targeting a military bulldozer in the al-Akasha axis. This action was designed to lure the Israeli armored force, which included a command jeep.

Following the arrival of the targeted force, a pre-planted explosive device was detonated under the command jeep, followed by a heavy barrage of gunfire directed at the reinforcements. The resistance fighters confirmed achieving direct hits during the operation.

According to the statement, the operation wounded two senior Israeli officers: the commander of the West Bank Division and the commander of the Menashe Brigade. The occupation forces refrained from disclosing further casualties. 

Uptick in Resistance operations

The al-Quds Brigades in Nablus announced that it targeted Israeli occupation forces who invaded the city of Nablus and the Askar camp on Friday morning.

In a statement, the group said it attacked the Israeli occupation's military vehicles in the Roujeib area with heavy gunfire, confirming direct hits.

Meanwhile, the al-Quds Brigade - Jenin Battalion, reported that its members from the engineering unit successfully detonated several anti-personnel and anti-vehicle explosives, targeting invading Israeli infantry soldiers and their vehicles.

Additionally, a young man was injured and three others were detained during the occupation’s invasion of the Askar al-Jadid camp, east of Nablus, and several neighborhoods in the city.

Sources from the Palestinian Red Crescent reported that a 20-year-old man was shot in the hand with live ammunition in the Askar al-Jadid camp and was transferred to the hospital for treatment.

Furthermore, Israeli occupation forces stormed the town of al-Khader, south of Beit Lahm, on Friday, positioning themselves in areas such as Baloua, the Grand Mosque, and the Gate, where they fired tear gas canisters and stun grenades.

The West Bank has been experiencing daily confrontations, particularly since the onset of the Israeli aggression on Gaza, with towns and cities subjected to constant invasions, large-scale arrest campaigns, and casualties among those resisting occupation forces.