Israeli occupation detains 100 Palestinians in West Bank raid
Israeli occupation forces carried out a mass detention raid in Tammun, Tubas governorate, detaining around 100 Palestinians during a wide military operation overnight.
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Palestinians and activists run away from tear gas shot by Israeli security forces during a protest against land confiscation in the area, in the West Bank village of Tarkumiya, Friday, November 28, 2025. (AP)
The Israeli occupation forces carried out a large-scale military raid overnight in the town of Tammun in the Tubas governorate, in the northern occupied West Bank, detaining around 100 Palestinians under claims of alleged involvement in Resistance activities, according to the Israeli site Walla!.
During the raid, occupation forces stormed dozens of homes and forcibly removed more than 20 Palestinian families from their residences amid aggressive searches. The operation was conducted under the pretext of searching for weapons, though the report did not confirm whether any were seized.
This operation is the latest in ongoing daily raids across Palestinian towns and villages, which routinely involve widespread arrests, home raids, and intimidation of residents. These actions form part of a broader policy of repression aimed at tightening control over the Palestinian population in the occupied West Bank.
IOF demolish homes, arrest civilians
Israeli occupation forces began demolishing several homes in the southwestern areas of the Jenin camp in the northern West Bank on Friday afternoon.
Local sources reported that the Israeli forces forced a family out of their home in Tubas, converting it into a military outpost in the al-Thughra area of the city, and detained three youths from the al-Faraa camp, south of the city, reportedly subjecting them to harsh treatment.
Tulkarm Governorate, in the northern West Bank, also witnessed Israeli assaults, with settlers attacking Palestinian residents in the town of Beit Lid. Israeli forces additionally raided the towns of Kfar Malek and Silwad in the Ramallah governorate, located in the central West Bank.
Confrontations broke out at dawn between Palestinian youths and settlers in Silwad, northeast of Ramallah, coinciding with a wide campaign of raids and arrests carried out by Israeli forces in multiple West Bank cities and towns.
'Israel' escalates its aggression on the West Bank
The IOF and Shin Bet announced on Wednesday the launch of a large‑scale military operation overnight in the northern West Bank, particularly in the governorate of Tubas and surrounding towns such as Tammun and Aqaba.
The official statement claimed the campaign was a “broad counterterrorism operation”, aimed at dismantling resistance forces in the region.
According to local reports and regional media, the operation involved ground troops reinforced by bulldozers and even helicopters, a rare escalation in the use of air support in such raids.
The military also imposed curfews, sealed off all entrances to the area with earth berms and checkpoints, and severely restricted movement, including blocking ambulances and medical teams, as troops conducted house‑to‑house raids.