IOF escalate raids in West Bank and al-Quds, detentions increase

By Al Mayadeen English
10 Aug 2024 09:16

Resistance fighters in Tulkarm confront IOF incursions and carry out operations in response to the ongoing crimes committed by Israeli occupation forces in both Gaza and the West Occupied Bank.

Israeli occupation forces walk back to their vehicles in the Palestinian al-Fara’a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank following an IOF military raid, on Monday, June 1, 2024. (AP)

Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades announced at dawn on Saturday that they targeted the Israeli settlement of Avnei Hefetz, located south of Tulkarm in the northern West Bank, with heavy gunfire. They stated that the operation was carried out in response to the ongoing crimes committed by Israeli occupation forces in both Gaza and the West Occupied Bank.

In further detail, the city of Tulkarm became a flashpoint as confrontations erupted between Palestinian Resistance fighters and Israeli occupation forces, who launched an incursion around the Tulkarm refugee camp. Similar confrontations were reported in other parts of the West Bank and al-Quds, where Israeli military forces carried out a series of raids.

In a separate incident, Israeli occupation forces conducted a series of raids on Nablus Street and the town of Falamya, located north of Qalqilya. During the raid, a young Palestinian man sustained injuries from Israeli gunfire. Meanwhile, another individual was detained as Israeli forces stormed his residence in the Nazzal neighborhood of Qalqilya.

More arrests and injuries among Palestinians

In Ramallah, Israeli occupation forces stormed the towns of Bilin and Turmus Ayya, further intensifying their incursions in the West Bank.

In al-Quds, the situation grew more dire as Israeli forces raided the town of Hizma. During the raid, they arrested Zuhair Rajabi, the head of the Batn al-Hawa neighborhood committee in Silwan, after assaulting him, resulting in a head injury.

These incidents are part of the broader Israeli campaign of daily raids alongside Israeli settler violence across the West Bank and al-Quds, coinciding with the ongoing genocide in the Gaza Strip.

10 miles north of Jericho, in the Palestinian village of Al-Auja, American journalist @RainsBrendan is covering settler attacks against Palestinian water sources/ infrastructure. As his car was stopped, belligerent Israeli settlers taunted, spit and threw beer at him. pic.twitter.com/ofEGKyUFRT
— Jeremy Loffredo (@loffredojeremy) August 9, 2024

The IOF raids, marked by arrests and assaults on Palestinians, have been met with fierce opposition from Resistance fighters, leading to frequent confrontations.

It is worth noting that "Israel" has killed more than 620 Palestinians in the West Bank since October 7, 2023, including 145 children and 9 women, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. Additionally, the total number of detainees has exceeded 9,800, includin approximately 340 women, and at least 680 children, according to a July report by the Palestinian Prisoners Society.