Israeli forces storm West Bank cities and towns, carry out detentions
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Israeli occupation forces persist with their daily incursions across the West Bank, detaining Palestinians and escalating their assault on Jenin and Tulkarm.
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Israeli soldiers detain people as they conduct a raid in the al-ain camp for Palestinian refugees west of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, on March 19, 2025 (AFP)
Israeli occupation forces continue their daily incursions into cities and towns across the occupied West Bank while maintaining their assault on Jenin, Tulkarm, and their refugee camps for the second consecutive month.
On Friday, Israeli forces stormed the Balata refugee camp east of Nablus, as well as the villages of Burqa in the northwest and Qabalan and Yatma in the south.
Local sources reported that occupation soldiers raided the Jamaseen and Hashasheen neighborhoods in the Balata camp, firing live bullets in the area, where detentions or injuries were reported.
The sources added that Israeli military vehicles entered the town of Burqa, raiding and ransacking several homes. However, no detentions were reported.
In the villages of Qabalan and Yatma, south of Nablus, occupation forces carried out incursions amid heavy use of live ammunition, tear gas, and stun grenades.
In Ramallah, Israeli forces raided the village of Qarawat Bani Zeid, west of the city, as well as the town of Turmus Ayya and the village of Kafr Ein to the north, conducting searches and detention operations among Palestinian residents.
During an Israeli incursion into the city of Tulkarm, occupation forces detained Hamza and Mahmoud al-Qudsi, Abdel Qader Zeidan, Abd Sufyan Taha, and Nour Samara.
In occupied al-Quds, Israeli forces detained the child Bassel al-Abbasi from the town of Silwan.
Meanwhile, in al-Khalil, occupation forces raided several neighborhoods, including Izoun, al-Dahiya, al-Jami’a, al-Haras, Salam Street, and Tafouh. They detained Abdul Rahman Haroun al-Sharbati and Hammam Bashar al-Jaabari after storming their homes and other residences, vandalizing their contents.
Additionally, Israeli forces set up several military checkpoints at the entrances to al-Khalil and its surrounding towns, villages, and refugee camps, while sealing off multiple main and secondary roads with iron gates, concrete blocks, and earth mounds.
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