Israeli forces raid West Bank areas, detain several Palestinians
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The Palestinian Resistance says its fighters engaged in fierce confrontations with the Israeli occupation forces in the Old City in Nablus.
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A column of Israeli armored vehicles leave following a military operation in the West Bank town of Tubas, Wednesday, August 14, 2024. (AP)
Israeli occupation forces launched a series of raids and incursions across the occupied West Bank early Wednesday morning, detaining several Palestinian citizens and leading to confrontations in several areas.
The occupation forces stormed the Balata refugee camp and the Old City in Nablus, where violent confrontations erupted before they eventually withdrew under the Palestinian Resistance's heavy gunfire.
🚨 Occupation forces are storming Al-Yasmina neighborhood in the Old City of #Nablus. pic.twitter.com/etZYp0HgX0
— real_lia_not_lya (@jaeminpcarque) August 21, 2024
The al-Quds Brigades – Nablus Brigade said its fighters engaged in fierce confrontations with the raiding occupation forces on multiple fronts in the Old City, targeting them with heavy gunfire and inflicting direct hits.
Similarly, the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades – Nablus also confirmed that its fighters engaged in armed confrontations with the Israeli occupation forces, using automatic weapons.
Raids, detainment campaigns
Meanwhile, organizations concerned with detainees' affairs reported that Israeli occupation forces detained several Palestinians during raids across the occupied West Bank.
The organizations noted that the detainees were taken for interrogation by the Israeli security agencies under the pretext of involvement in armed resistance activities.
The raids and incursions were concentrated in various governorates across the West Bank, involving the storming and searching of dozens of homes, ransacking their contents, and subjecting residents to field interrogations after detaining them for hours.
The Israeli occupation forces also detained a woman after raiding her home in the village of Baqat al-Hatab, east of Qalqilya.
Additionally, heavily armed Israeli military vehicles stormed Beit Qad and Faqqua near Jenin, stationing across the entrances to both villages and along the connecting roads.
When the IDF enters like this, sh*t is about to go down. This is about an hour ago in Jenin, and that is the “elimination squad”. Open the gates of hell, and let them know to expect a deposit very soon!pic.twitter.com/DlPxlubyya
— Gavin (@Gavins2cents) August 20, 2024
The occupation forces raided the home of detainee Ali al-Saybani in Faqqua, searching and vandalizing its contents. They were also targeted by an explosive device in the al-Badiya area of Jenin.
The occupation forces detained Saleh Bassam Abu Sheikha after raiding his home in the Shweika suburb of Tulkarm, as well as Tareq Mohammad Fathi Bdeir.
Israeli forces raided Palestinian homes in the town of Attil, north of Tulkarm, and conducted extensive search operations.
Moreover, Israeli military vehicles stormed the villages of Kafr Sur, Kafr Jammal, and Kafr Abbush, south of Tulkarm, deploying forces at the entrances and on the roads leading to these villages and surrounding areas, while carrying out extensive search operations.
In parallel with the war on the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, Israeli occupation forces have escalated their military raids and operations in the occupied West Bank. According to the Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs, the total number of detainments now stands at 10,200 in the West Bank, including occupied al-Quds.
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