Confrontations as IOF raid Shuafat Camp and Silat al-Dahr

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Al Mayadeen
8 Nov 2023 12:56
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Israeli Occupation Forces raid the Shuafat Refugee Camp with the purpose of destroying the house of a 13-year-old Palestinian child prisoner.

Israeli Occupation Forces storm Shuafat Refugee Camp in the occupied West Bank on November 8, 2023. (ِAl Qastal)

Israeli Occupation Forces stormed, on Wednesday morning, in large numbers, the Shuafat Refugee Camp in occupied al-Quds, with the aim of conducting a large-scale arrest campaign and demolishing the house of 13-year-old prisoner Mohammad al-Zalbani.

#بالفيديو | قوات كبيرة من شرطة الاحتلال تقتحم مخيم شعفاط بـ #القدس المحتلة لهدم منزل الأسير محمد الزلباني#فلسطين #طوفان_الأقصى pic.twitter.com/aOciiti9Vt
— قناة الميادين (@AlMayadeenNews) November 8, 2023

Journalist Muhammad Samrin from the West Bank told Al Mayadeen that the IOF assaulted Palestinian citizens as they raided the camp, confirming that school children and residents were harassed and prevented from moving.

تغطية صحفية: "مجندة من جيش الاحــتـلال تنكل بطالبات مدارس في مخيم شعفاط". pic.twitter.com/WJI4hcsqnt
— شبكة قدس الإخبارية (@qudsn) November 8, 2023

According to Samrin, the camp was completely besieged after the IOF stormed the neighboring town of Anata and called for reinforcements to raid Shuafat.

The IOF accused Muhammad al-Zalbani of carrying out a stabbing operation that took place at the Shuafat Refugee Camp checkpoint last February, which led to the death of an occupation soldier who was shot and killed by friendly fire in a moment of confusion.

The IOF demolished al-Zalbani's house using heavy explosives.

تغطية صحفية: تدمير منزل الأسير محمد الزلباني في مخيم شعفاط بعد اقتحامه وتفخيخه من قبل وحدة الهندسة في جيش الاحتلال ومحاصرة المنطقة والاعتداء على الأهالي. pic.twitter.com/DxRWB1QeQ
— شبكة قدس الإخبارية (@qudsn) November 8, 2023

Silat al-Dahr confronts the IOF

Meanwhile, the IOF attempted to storm Silat al-Dahr area, south of Jenin but was faced with heavy Resistance by the residents of the area.

Significantly, Silat al-Dahr holds strategic significance as it is located in the center of a region dubbed by British invaders, even prior to the Israeli occupation, as the Palestinian "triangle of terror," as it is located between Nablus (19km), Jenin (22km), and Tulkarm (17km) in the occupied West Bank.

Administratively belonging to Jenin, the IOF raided the area as local Resistance factions confronted them with explosive devices and gunfire.