IOF raid West Bank towns, clash with Palestinians
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Amid its targeted storming campaign against the West Bank, "Israel" raids several towns early Thursday, but was confronted by Palestinians.
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A Palestinian man walks past a destroyed car after an Israeli forces raid in the West Bank Jenin refugee camp, Thursday, May 23, 2024. (AP)
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) raided in the early hours of Thursday several towns and cities across the West Bank, with Palestinian youth confronting the incursions.
The IOF stormed the town of Beit Ummar and al-Arroub refugee camp north of al-Khalil early Thursday morning, leading to clashes during which occupation soldiers fired tear gas canisters at Palestinian youths and their homes.
Israeli infantry forces also simultaneously stormed the al-Arroub camp and several Palestinian homes in the town of Tafesh, under the pretense of inspection, but ended up vandalizing them.
The occupation also continued its raids against the town of Kafr al-Deek.
قوات الاحتلال تواصل اقتحامها لبلدة كفر الديك غرب سلفيت. pic.twitter.com/98GGXVPjSO
— القسطل الإخباري (@AlQastalps) May 29, 2024
The occupation forces stormed the cities of Ramallah and al-Bireh, and heavily fired tear gas bombs during their incursion into the center of Ramallah.
Occupation military vehicles also advanced toward al-Hisba Street in Ramallah before invading a currency exchange store.
In Beit Lahm, the IOF raided the village of Husan but were confronted by Palestinians, triggering clashes against occupation soldiers.
Elsewhere in Nablus, Israeli occupation forces stormed the village of Kafr Qalil, south of Nablus, and raided several neighborhoods. Reportedly, occupation forces blocked the Beit Furik checkpoint east of Nablus, as well as the gates at the northern entrance of the town of Huwara south of Nablus, amid a heavy presence of settlers in the area.
تغطية صحفية: مواجهات بين الشبان وقوات الاحتلال خلال اقتحامها مدينة رام الله pic.twitter.com/cbEXbNsuSU
— وكالة شهاب للأنباء (@ShehabAgency) May 29, 2024
Two soldiers killed in Nablus car-ramming operation: Israeli media
Earlier, Israeli media reported that two soldiers were killed in a car-ramming operation at the Awarta checkpoint near the West Bank city of Nablus.
The Israeli website Walla! reported that the army deployed air and special forces to pursue the individual who carried out the operation near one of the entrances of Nablus.
It is also worth noting that various Israeli platforms mentioned that the individual who carried out the operation "surrendered to the Palestinian security forces in Nablus and has not yet been handed over to the Israeli army."
Resistance operations intensified with the increased systematic Israeli violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and al-Quds, with the number of Palestinian detainees in the region rising to more than 8,875 since October 7.
Between 21-27 May, Israeli forces fatally shot and killed 13 Palestinians, among them five children, and injured 35 others, including seven children, as per a recent report by OCHA.
Among the fatalities were 12 Palestinians killed in Jenin, along with a 17-year-old boy from Sa’ir village in Al Khalil. He was shot by Israeli forces on May 26 under the pretext of attempting to stab an Israeli soldier at Beit ‘Einun junction on Road 60. The body of the boy has been withheld by the Israeli forces.
Since October 7, a total of 502 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank, among them 122 children. Ten Palestinians were killed by Israeli settlers, and in seven cases, it remains unknown whether the perpetrators were settlers or soldiers. Over the same period, more than 5,100 Palestinians have been injured, with 4,859 of these injuries caused by Israeli forces, according to OCHA.
Read more: Israeli settlers set Palestinian homes, vehicles in Nablus on fire
