Fierce confrontations across W. Bank, one Palestinian killed in Balata
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The al-Quds Brigades - Jenin Brigade confirms that its fighters in Qabatiya confronted the IOF storming several axes in the town, resulting in several injuries.
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Israeli occupation forces are seen during an army raid of Tubas, West Bank, on September 11, 2024. (AP)
The al-Quds Brigades - Nablus Brigade announced at dawn Thursday that its fighters fought fierce battles with Israeli occupation forces storming several axes around the al-Ain and Balata camps, noting that they were showered with a salvo of bullets.
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In the same context, the al-Quds Brigades - Jenin Brigade confirmed that the fighters in Qabatiya confronted the IOF storming several axes in the town, showering them with heavy artillery and explosive devices and achieving confirmed injuries.
The fighters also managed to detonate a pre-prepared explosive device targeting a military jeep, putting it out of service.
One martyr shot by IOF in Balata camp
The Palestinian Red Crescent reported, at midnight on Thursday, that a Palestinian youth was killed by IOF gunfire as they raided the Balata camp, east of Nablus, in the northern West Bank.
The IOF also stormed the town of Qusin, west of Nablus, the town of al-Khader, south of Beit Lahm, and the areas of al-Makhrour and Aqaba Hasna, west of Beit Lahm.
IOF also raided a house during their storming of the village of Kafr Malik, near the city of Ramallah, in the central occupied West Bank.
Israeli forces carry out large-scale detention campaign in West Bank
Israeli occupation forces carried out a series of detentions across multiple areas of the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, targeting Palestinians in a widespread campaign.
In al-Khalil, located in the southern West Bank, 15 individuals were detained, while 17 were detained in the city of Areeha. In the northern West Bank, one individual was detained in the town of Silat al-Harithiya, west of Jenin, and two others were detained in Nablus.
When Israeli forces entered the village of Madama, south of Nablus, confrontations erupted between Palestinian youths and Israeli soldiers. The confrontations escalated as the occupation forces fired live ammunition, tear gas, and sound bombs. The IOF also stormed the town of Burqa in Nablus.
Further incursions took place in the towns of Silwad and Deir Jarir, east of Ramallah in the central West Bank, as well as in the village of Marda in the Salfit district, where Israeli forces used sonic grenades.
In addition to the arrests, Israeli authorities seized 94 dunums of agricultural land in Beit Jala, west of Beit Lahm in the southern West Bank. Palestinian media reported the seizure as part of ongoing settlement expansion efforts.
