Israeli forces raid on Nablus leaves two wounded, one detained
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The Israeli occupation forces carried out a raid on Nablus that saw them arresting one young man and assaulting others.
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Israeli security personnel stand outside Ofer military prison in the occupied West Bank, occupied Palestine, on February 8, 2025 (AP)
The Israeli occupation forces launched early Saturday a raid on the city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, injuring two Palestinians and arresting a young man.
According to Amjad Ahmad, director of the ambulance and emergency center at the Palestinian Red Crescent in Nablus, medics treated a 40-year-old man and an 18-year-old woman for bruises after Israeli soldiers assaulted them during the incursion.
The Israeli forces also arrested Mahmoud Awadeh.
Israeli troops stormed the Al-Ta’awun neighborhood of the city, raiding several homes and ransacking their contents before detaining Awadeh.
Mounting violations, crimes
Israeli occupation forces shot and killed an 18-year-old Palestinian from the town of Beita shortly after midnight Thursday near Huwwara, south of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank.
Local sources reported that invading Israeli units executed Ismail Samer Othman Sharafa by shooting him directly before taking his body away.
Early Thursday morning, a Palestinian child was wounded by Israeli gunfire during an Israeli incursion into the Balata refugee camp east of Nablus.
Ameed Ahmed, director of the Emergency and Ambulance Center at the Palestinian Red Crescent in Nablus, confirmed that medics treated a 15-year-old boy shot in the leg before transferring him to the hospital.
During the raid, Israeli forces stormed the Balata camp while firing heavily and deploying across its alleys. They also invaded Sufian Street and Rafidia in central Nablus, deploying stun grenades and tear gas extensively.
Operation 'Iron Wall'
On January 21, 2025, Israeli occupation forces unleashed an aggression on the West Bank, codenamed "Iron Wall", initially targeting Jenin, allegedly to "protect settlers and settlement outpost in the area," according to Security Minister Israel Katz. The aggression has since expanded to include other areas of the occupied West Bank.
The operation has since then displaced tens of thousands of refugees, with over 60% of the displacement cases caused by Israeli forces with no judicial justification, according to UNRWA.
