IOF raids Qalqilya, other West Bank towns, detains Palestinians

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Al Mayadeen
2 Feb 2024 11:12

Israeli occupation soldiers again raided Palestinian towns, breaking into people's homes and vandalizing them.

Israeli occupation soldiers advance during a raid on the West Bank town of Beita, August 21, 2023. (AFP)

Israeli occupation forces stormed on Friday several cities and towns in the occupied West Bank, raiding homes and detaining a number of Palestinians.

The village of Baqa al-Hatab, east of the city of Qalqilya, was at the center of the aggression, seeing 11 Palestinians being detained and homes broken into and vandalized.

According to Palestinian sources, Israeli forces conducted on-site interrogations with Palestinians during their incursion into the village.

تغطية صحفية: دمار واسع في أحد المنازل بقرية باقة الحطب شرق قلقيلية، بعد اقتحامه من جيش الاحتلال. pic.twitter.com/05VELKcCli
— شبكة قدس | الأسرى (@asranews) February 2, 2024

Additionally, other northern cities of the West Bank witnessed IOF incursions, including Nablus and Jenin, journalist sources told Al Mayadeen.

Qalqilya was the most targeted area this week, where Palestinians engaged in heavy confrontations with occupation forces storming the city.

Dozens arrested in different cities

This came just one day after Israeli occupation forces launched a series of incursions that coincided with the arrest of 39 individuals, especially in the cities of Bethlehem, Jenin, Nablus, and Tubas.

Since the launch of the war on Gaza in October 2023, the West Bank witnessed a steep rise in Israeli aggressions, with attacks being carried out on a daily basis, and in some instances lasting for several consecutive days targeting a certain area. The raids included the arrest of over 6,000 Palestinians and the martyrdom of more than 500, including targeted assassinations of Resistance fighters and leaders.

#فيديو | جانب من اقتحام جيش الاحتلال بلدة حجة قضاء قلقيلية بالضفة الغربية المحتلة pic.twitter.com/u7iicUIIwa
— المركز الفلسطيني للإعلام (@PalinfoAr) February 1, 2024

Meanwhile, Palestinian Resistance groups continue to fiercely confront IOF incursions relentlessly, leaving "Tel Aviv" fearing a third Intifada and prompting it to significantly increase the number of soldiers conducting the aggressions.

The introduction of locally-made IEDs by the Resistance, especially targeting Israeli bulldozers destroying the infrastructure of stormed areas, has also raised concerns in "Israel" of the Resistance utilizing new tools to repel attacks.