Beit Lahm operation targets 2 IOF soldiers amid West Bank escalations
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Palestinians across the West Bank have escalated their confrontations with the Israeli occupation as the latter continues its genocidal policies in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, killing dozens daily.
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Scene from the stabbing operation conducted in Beit Lahm, occupied West Bank, on March 13, 2024. (Social media)
Two Israeli occupation soldiers were injured as a result of a stabbing operation at the Tunnels Checkpoint west of Beit Lahm, leading to the occupied al-Quds.
Reports revealed the martyrdom of the Palestinian who conducted the operation to avenge the dozens of murders committed by the Israeli occupation across the West Bank since October 7.
إصابة جنديين إسرائيليين بعملية طعن عند حاجز النفق غرب بيت لحم والاحتلال يطلق النار على المنفذ.#الميادين #بيت_لحم #فلسطين pic.twitter.com/pIlkZ6tKdo
— قناة الميادين (@AlMayadeenNews) March 13, 2024
Following the operation, Israeli occupation police blocked the road at the Tunnels Checkpoint, further restricting the movement of the Palestinian people living under occupation. The Israeli occupation police then mobilized additional forces, deploying their personnel around the checkpoint and on the roads leading to Beit Lahm and occupied al-Quds.
قوات الاحتلال تغلق المنطقة التي جرت فيها عملية الطعن عند حاجز النفق غرب بيت لحم.#الميادين #فلسطين #بيت_لحم pic.twitter.com/oSkp33Bo1k
— قناة الميادين (@AlMayadeenNews) March 13, 2024
As seen in videos released by people held up at the checkpoint, the Israeli occupation police carried out inspections of vehicles belonging to Palestinian people and verified the identities of travelers.
Three Palestinians martyred by IOF gunfire in al-Quds
The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) reported on Tuesday evening the martyrdom of three Palestinians and the injury of several others by Israeli occupation forces' gunfire at the checkpoints of al-Jib and Shuafat Camp, northwest of the occupied city of al-Quds.
The Al-Quds governorate's media confirmed that 12-year-old child Rami Hamdan Halhouli was killed as a result of a shot to the heart at the Shuafat Camp checkpoint.
Local media sources reported a heavy deployment of Israeli occupation forces at the checkpoint following Halhouli's martyrdom.
In the same context, the Palestinian Ministry of Health confirmed the martyrdom of 23-year-old Zaid Khalayfah and 16-year-old Abdullah Assaf, by Israeli occupation forces' gunfire.
The second martyr of Al-Quds tonight..
— Palestine Captives 𓂆 (@Palestinecapti1) March 12, 2024
⭕ Palestinian young man, Zaid Ward Shukri Khalifa, 23 years old ascended to martyrdom after being shot by Zionist terrorists in the heart near the town of Al-Jib, north of Al-Quds.
Glory to the martyrs. https://t.co/eKVKjBDGCX pic.twitter.com/ULmEwLii3p
The Palestinian Red Crescent also reported injuries by IOF gunfire near the town of Bidu, northwest of occupied al-Quds.
In the vicinity of al-Aqsa Mosque, Israeli occupation forces erected tents near Bab al-Amoud in the occupied city of al-Quds and turned them into military barracks.
The occupation forces also set up iron barriers around Bab al-Asbat to restrict the movement of Palestinian citizens and prevent them from reaching al-Aqsa Mosque.
The Israeli occupation forces were also deployed at the entrances to the Old City and neighborhoods of occupied al-Quds, hindering the arrival of worshippers and preventing hundreds of Palestinian youths from accessing the al-Aqsa Mosque compound.
Since the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the Israeli occupation forces imposed restrictions for the second consecutive day on the entry of Palestinian youths to al-Aqsa Mosque compound for the Isha and Taraweeh prayers, allowing men only over the age of 40 and women to enter, while obstructing their movement through checkpoints.
However, the Israeli restrictions did not prevent Palestinian worshippers from flocking through Bab al-Amoud to perform the Isha and Taraweeh prayers at al-Aqsa Mosque.
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