IOF storms Ramallah, Jenin, West Bank, in new arrest campaign
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The Israeli occupation forces storm the cities of Ramallah, the capital, and areas south of Jenin, arresting several youth, and Palestinian Resistance fighters fight back.
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A convoy of Israeli army vehicles is seen during a military raid into Faraa refugee camp, West Bank, Friday, December 8, 2023. (AP)
The Israeli Occupation Forces faced armed Resistance by Palestinians as they raided multiple areas across the West Bank and carried out detention campaigns.
Local sources in the West Bank reported that the IOF stormed the neighborhood of Umm al-Sherait, in the city of al-Bireh and detained Ahmed al-Kharof, while Kian Awaisa was detained in lower Ramallah.
الاحتلال يعتقل الطالب الجامعي كيان عوايصة في رام الله التحتا والطالب أحمد الخاروف في حي أم الشرايط جنوبي البيرة pic.twitter.com/4ZHQNUYGAV
— وكالة شهاب للأنباء (@ShehabAgency) December 9, 2023
In Kafr Raii, in Jenin, the Prisoners' Information Office reported that the IOF detained brothers Hamam, Essam, and Hassam Thiab to pressure their brother, the liberated prisoner currently being chased by the IOF, Bilal Thiab, to turn himself in.
تغطية صحفية: من اقتحام قوات الاحتلال لحي أم الشرايط في رام الله والبيرة pic.twitter.com/ToCZRbbvuF
— شبكة قدس الإخبارية (@qudsn) December 9, 2023
Furthermore, the IOF also raided the villages of Marka of Qabatia, south of Jenin, where they were confronted by the Resistance in Jenin.
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— Palestine Now (@PalestineNW) December 9, 2023
Resistance fighters shoot at an occupation army force near the village of Markah, southwest of Jenin. pic.twitter.com/B2ErVVe1GG
Areeha, Nablus raided
In the early morning hours, Palestinian media reported, citing local sources, wide-scale raids carried out by the Israeli occupation forces across the cities and refugee camps of the occupied West Bank.
Palestinian media reported that Israeli forces detained Palestinian youth Youssef al-Khatib, during an incursion into the city of Areeha in the West Bank. It's noteworthy that al-Khatib had been released as part of the recent prisoner exchange deal between the Palestinian Resistance and the Israeli occupation, which took place during the seven-day truce. Later, the media confirmed the release of al-Khatib, who was physically assaulted by occupation forces.
قوات الاحتلال تفرج عن الفتى #يوسف_الخطيب بعد اعتقاله من مدينة أريحا والاعتداء عليه بالضرب فجر اليوم، علمًا أنه من المفرج عنهم ضمن صفقة المقاومة #الميادين #فلسطين #غزة pic.twitter.com/hCqY81wxHf
— قناة الميادين (@AlMayadeenNews) December 9, 2023
Israeli occupation forces raided Nablus from the al-Tur neighborhood and the al-Yasmina neighborhood in the old town of Nablus, as well as the town of Qabalan to its south and detained Mohammad Talal, from the town of Yatma south of Nablus, after storming and searching his house.
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