IOF carry out large-scale campaign of incursions into West Bank
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With gunfire and explosive devices, Palestinian Resistance fighters continue to confront Israeli raids on several areas in the occupied West Bank.
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A Palestinian youth throws a Molotov cocktail at Israeli occupation forces during their raid on Ramallah and al-Bireh governorate. (Al Mayadeen)
Al Mayadeen's sources reported that Israeli occupation forces carried out early Monday extensive raids in various areas of cities in the occupied West Bank, especially in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, confirming the outbreak of confrontations between Palestinian Resistance fighters and the raiding occupation forces.
Israeli forces stormed the cities of Ramallah and al-Bireh in the central West Bank, with reports indicating that the occupation forces raided the neighborhoods of Batn al-Hawa and Tireh, as well as the al-Irsal Street in central Ramallah and carried out several arrests against Palestinians there.
The Israeli occupation military deployed large reinforcements to Ramallah after its special forces raided the city, following attacks with Molotov cocktails.
In the city of al-Bireh, Israeli occupation forces raided the Um al-Sharayet neighborhood and the entrance to the al-Amari camp, in addition to other neighborhoods and streets in the city, where violent confrontations erupted with Palestinian Resistance fighters, sources told Al Mayadeen.
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Al Mayadeen's sources confirmed that Israeli occupation forces in Ramallah detained doctors Aysar al-Barghouti and Khaled al-Kharouf, in addition to nurse Mourad Dahadha.
In Jenin, in the northern West Bank, the Israeli occupation military carried out a series of incursions into the towns of Yabad and Arraba, south-west of the city, with Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades confirming that its fighters targeted the raiding forces in Yabad with a barrage of bullets and improvised explosive devices.
The Brigades also announced targeting the Salem military checkpoint west of Jenin with a heavy barrage of bullets.
In Tulkarm, in the northern West Bank as well, Palestinian media reported that Resistance fighters targeted the "Nitzanei Oz" checkpoint west of the city with a heavy barrage of bullets.
Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades - Nur Shams Camp announced that its fighters directly targeted an Israeli military force stationed at the Anab checkpoint east of Tulkarm.
Confrontations erupted between Palestinian youths and Israeli occupation forces after they raided the town of Beit Furik east of Nablus, in the northern central West Bank, and in the town of Qabalan south of the city, where the Israeli forces stormed several houses.
West Bank sources reported that Israeli occupation forces raided the home of the family of al-Qassam Brigades commander Azzam al-Aqraa who was martyred in an Israeli assassination operation along with Hamas's deputy chief Sheikh Saleh al-Arouri, in the Southern Suburb of Beirut.
In the southern West Bank, Palestinian media sources told Al Mayadeen that Israeli forces carried out several raids in al-Khalil, storming the al-Dhaher area in the town of Beit Ummar north of the city.
Al-Quds Brigades - West Bank said it Resistance fighters in the al-Khalil Brigade engaged in armed confrontations with Israeli occupation forces that raided the al-Dhaher area.
Palestinian Resistance fighters also targeted an Israeli military tower with a homemade explosive device in the al-Aroub camp north of al-Khalil.
Sources in the West Bank said that occupation forces raided the town of Samu, south of al-Khalil, and stormed and searched several houses there.
Israeli forces raided the home of prisoner Ayed Doudeen after detonating its entrance, conducting search and sabotage operations inside the house in the city of Dura, south of al-Khalil.
In the same context, a group of settlers attacked the homes of Palestinians in the al-Jawaya area in the village of Masafer Yatta, south of al-Khalil. Under the protection of Israeli occupation forces, the settlers stormed the houses and searched them, as per local Palestinian media.
During an Israeli incursion into Yatta, south of al-Khalil, a 12-year-old child was injured by Israeli occupation forces' gunfire, and another Palestinian youth was injured.
In Bethlehem, in the southern West Bank, Israeli forces raided the al-Dheisheh refugee camp southeast of the city.
In occupied al-Quds, confrontations broke out in the town of al-Issawiya north of the city, and Palestinian media and sources confirmed that Israeli occupation forces opened fire at Palestinian youths.
Israeli forces also blocked the military checkpoint at the entrance to the town of Beit Iksa, northwest of al-Quds, preventing Palestinians from reaching their homes in the town.
Eight Palestinians were martyred in the West Bank on Tuesday, seven of whom during an Israeli raid on the Jenin refugee camp, while the other succumbed to injuries he sustained from Israeli gunfire, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.
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