The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) have withdrawn from the town of Tubas in the occupied West Bank after a raid that lasted for over three hours, Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported, following fierce confrontations with the Palestinian Resistance. 

The IOF stormed the town of Tubas during the early hours of Tuesday but were confronted by Palestinian Resistance fighters, who detonated an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) against the invading occupation soldiers. 

The al-Qassam Brigades - Tubas confronted the invading occupation forces across several combat axes, while the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades targeted them with machine gunfire and IEDs. 

The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades - Youth of Revenge and Liberation announced that its fighters fiercely confronted and targeted occupation soldiers with barrages of gunfire. 

Meanwhile, the IOF arrested a Palestinian man before withdrawing from the town, following a three-hour raid. 

انفجارات واشتباكات في طوباس شمالي شرقي الضفة الغربية بالتزامن مع اقتحام الاحتلال الإسرائيلي المستمر للمدينة #فلسطين #الميادين pic.twitter.com/vBfnFBVJbK

— قناة الميادين (@AlMayadeenNews) July 16, 2024

In Qalqilya, northwestern West Bank, Resistance fighters violently confronted invading occupation forces storming the city from the southern checkpoint. The IOF fired at municipality workers in the town of Soufin. 

Israeli forces assaulted Palestinian youth Mahmoud Sawalha during a raid on his home in the town of al-Funduq, east of Qalqilya.

The town of Sair, in northernmost al-Khalil, also witnessed confrontations between the Palestinian Resistance and IOF, with the latter arresting Palestinian youth Youssef Amer after storming his home. 

In the Shuwaika suburb, east of Tulkarm, in the northern West Bank, the occupation forces arrested two young men, Asaad Al-Aqab and Saif Badou.

During its raid on the al-Arroub camp and the al-Rahwa suburb, north of al-Khalil, the occupation forces arrested Naim al-Jabri and his son Diyar, as well as two children, Mohammad Rami al-Titi, who is injured, and Saif Jihad Adwi.

In Shuafat camp, northeast of occupied al-Quds, the occupation forces withdrew from the Ras Khamis neighborhood, amid heavy firing of tear gas bombs. They also stormed the town of Hizma in occupied al-Quds.

Israeli forces also launched raids, including those on currency exchange shops in the cities of Ramallah, Areeha, and al-Bireh.

Palestinian youth Adham Al-Bajer, from the Gaza Strip, a resident of Ramallah, was martyred after being shot by the occupation forces during their storming of the city of al-Bireh.

جانب من اقتحام قوات الاحتلال الإسرائيلي لمدينة البيرة #فلسطين #الميادين pic.twitter.com/19hlrdPgNw

— قناة الميادين (@AlMayadeenNews) July 15, 2024

'Israel' fears 'Lebanonization' of West Bank Resistance operations

Israeli media reported concerns within the Israeli army and intelligence leadership over the "Lebanonization" of the occupied West Bank, which reminded them of the fighting against Hezbollah in the 1990s during the occupation of southern Lebanon, and the use of explosive devices during that time.

The activities of the Palestinian Resistance in the West Bank have seen significant and notable developments since the Al-Aqsa Flood operation on October 7, with the growing use of IEDs.

Israeli channel Kan TV reported that this has become a major concern as the threat in the West Bank has become more severe recently.

According to the channel, some of the bombs contain tens of kilograms of explosive materials that are detonated remotely, with Resistance fighters planting them under the asphalt on the roads.

Israeli military experts highlighted that the occupation army uses armored bulldozers to clear the streets before other vehicles enter, triggering the explosive devices to detonate upon contact with the bulldozers.