IOF, settlers terrorize al-Quds, West Bank in latest escalation
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Israeli attacks across the occupied West Bank and al-Quds have left several Palestinians killed, injured, and displaced amid rising aggression.
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An Israeli border police officer verbally attacks a Palestinian family who wanted to cross from the West Bank into al-Quds, at the Qalandia Israeli army checkpoint, near Ramallah, Friday, March 31, 2023 (AP)
Israeli occupation forces launched a new wave of raids and demolitions across the occupied West Bank and al-Quds early Tuesday, as settlers carried out coordinated assaults against Palestinians.
The operations, described by local observers as among the most aggressive in recent weeks, targeted multiple cities, including Salfit, Tubas, Ramallah, and al-Khalil.
In Tubas, 24-year-old Abdul Rahman Darawsha was shot and killed during an Israeli incursion into al-Faraa refugee camp, while the Red Crescent reported several injuries and widespread land usurpation totaling more than 760 dunams.
The first moments after the martyr Abdul Rahman Darawsha was shot by Israeli occupation forces in Al-Far’a refugee camp, south of Tubas. pic.twitter.com/PGQtoAR87N
— Eye on Palestine (@EyeonPalestine) November 8, 2025
In Salfit, troops demolished the home of Palestinian detainee Maher Samara in the town of Bruqin, deploying heavy machinery amid tight security.
جانب من هدم جيش الاحتلال لمنزل الأسير ماهر سمارة في بلدة بروقين غرب سلفيت اليوم بعد أيام فقط من هدم منزل والده pic.twitter.com/ATtVX6XNSX
— شبكة قدس الإخبارية (@qudsn) November 9, 2025
Meanwhile, in Ramallah and Qalqilya, invading Israeli units raided villages, fired tear gas, and forced the closure of shops, sparking confrontations with Palestinians.
In the southern districts of al-Khalil and Beit Lahm, settlers attacked Palestinian shepherds and vehicles, injuring an 18-year-old near Masafer Yatta, as settler violence continued unchecked across rural communities.
#عاجل | قوات الاحتلال تواصل إطلاق قنابل الغاز وتغلق محلات تجارية في قرية شقبا، غرب رام الله. pic.twitter.com/CTYXLGmxOT
— المركز الفلسطيني للإعلام (@PalinfoAr) November 9, 2025
In occupied al-Quds, Israeli units stormed Qalandiya and Kafr Aqab, shooting and injuring a young man in al-Ram. Elsewhere, in Silwan, three Palestinian families were forced out of their homes to make way for settlers backed by Ateret Cohanim.
It is worth noting that Ateret Cohanim is a far-right Israeli settler organization spearheading the illegal Judaization of the eastern part of occupied al-Quds through the mass displacement of Palestinian families. Pro-Palestine advocates denounce it as a tool of ethnic cleansing aimed at erasing Palestinian identity and sovereignty in the city.
Palestinian rights groups also documented a settler attack on the Arab al-Ara’ara Palestinian community east of Jaba, where seven residents were injured and several structures were set ablaze, underscoring the escalating campaign of mass displacement and intimidation across Palestinian neighborhoods.
'Israel' kills young Palestinian man in latest West Bank raid
Earlier today, Israeli occupation forces killed a young Palestinian man during a raid on the al-Fara’a refugee camp in the northwestern occupied West Bank, as the ceasefire in Gaza, which "Israel" has repeatedly violated, brings little relief to Palestinians throughout the occupied territories.
According to the official Palestinian news agency WAFA, 26-year-old Abdel Rahman Darawsha succumbed to critical injuries sustained after being shot by Israeli troops who stormed the refugee camp south of Tubas and opened live fire.
Eyewitnesses said Israeli forces deployed infantry units at the entrance of the camp and fired directly at residents. Darawsha was evacuated by a Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) ambulance to Tubas Governmental Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
Non-stop assaults
IOF also raided the town of al-Ram, northeast of al-Quds, where they opened fire on Palestinians. One Palestinian man was shot in the leg and transported to the Palestine Medical Complex for treatment.
Raids on West Bank towns and refugee camps have become a near-daily occurrence, as Israeli aggression against Palestinians continues unabated despite international condemnation.
Since October 2023, Israeli occupation forces have intensified operations across the West Bank. Palestinian sources report that over 1,066 Palestinians have been killed and 10,300 others injured during this period.
In October alone, the Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission documented 766 attacks by Israeli forces and settlers targeting Palestinians, their homes, property, and means of livelihood across the West Bank.
