IOF West Bank incursions leave Palestinian child injured, 10 detained

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Agencies
25 May 2025 22:14

Israeli occupation forces have intensified incursions in the West Bank, injuring a Palestinian child in Nablus and detaining at least 10 Palestinians in Jenin, al-Khalil, and Beit Lahm.

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Israeli soldiers stand guard during a military raid in the Palestinian West Bank city of Nablus, Sunday, May 25, 2025. (AP)

Israeli occupation forces escalated their incursions across various parts of the occupied West Bank on Sunday, resulting in the injury of a Palestinian child and a youth by live fire and causing at least 10 others to suffer from tear gas inhalation.

In addition, no fewer than 10 Palestinians were detained, including minors, according to the official Palestinian news agency WAFA.

Injuries, detentions in Nablus

In the northern West Bank city of Nablus, a child and a young man were injured by live ammunition after Israeli forces stormed the Old City, WAFA reported. The agency also noted that 10 others suffered from tear gas inhalation following the heavy use of tear gas grenades by the Israeli military.

Israeli special forces also stormed the Yasmina neighborhood in the Old City, later joined by reinforcements that surrounded the area’s entrances and fired live rounds, stun grenades, and tear gas indiscriminately.

متابعة | جنود الاحتلال يلاحقون الشبان ويطلقون قنابل الصوت والغاز خلال المواجهات في بلدة قريوت جنوب شرق نابلس. pic.twitter.com/3XSqGOmoQZ
— المركز الفلسطيني للإعلام (@PalinfoAr) May 25, 2025

Additionally, Israeli forces stormed the village of al-Lubban al-Sharqiya, south of Nablus, and invaded several homes. No detentions were reported, according to local sources.

Wave of detentions in Jenin, al-Khalil, and Beit Lahm

In Jenin governorate, Israeli forces detained four Palestinian youths from the town of Qabatiya, south of the city. According to a statement by the Palestinian Prisoners Society, those detained were identified as Yasser Abu Mualla, Raed Abu Mualla, Hareth Abu Mualla, and Ahmad al-Mazen. The detentions were accompanied by home invasions and searches.

In the southern West Bank city of al-Khalil, Israeli forces detained two youths, Ibrahim Malik al-Barbarawi and Munjid Amjad Yousef al-Douda, after storming their homes in the town of Halhul, north of the city.

Meanwhile, in the town of al-Khader, south of Beit Lahm, Israeli troops stormed several homes and detained 16-year-old Diyaa Mohammad Salah and Mohammad Mousa.

In central West Bank areas, Israeli forces also stormed several villages and towns in the Ramallah and al-Bireh governorate, according to local sources, though no detentions were reported there.

Just two days earlier, Israeli forces had carried out a series of raids across the West Bank, which included detentions, home invasions, and acts of vandalism by settlers.