Israeli occupation forces raid West Bank, kill several Palestinians
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The Israeli occupation forces raided several cities in the occupied West Bank in a bid to stifle any acts of Resistance in Palestine.
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A relative mourns 15-year-old Basil Abu Al-Wafa, who was killed during a raid by the Israeli occupation forces on Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank, November 29, 2023. (AP)
Early on Sunday, the Israeli occupation forces Adnan Issam Qanbar in Qalqilya, the occupied West Bank, during a raid on the city.
Such raids have seen an uptick since the start of Operation al-Aqsa Flood on October 7, as the Israeli occupation aims to nip in the bud any attempts by the people of the West Bank to stand with their brothers and sisters in the Gaza Strip, which has been under fierce bombardment since the start of the aforementioned operation.
#صورة الشهيد عدنان عصام قنبر الذي ارتقى برصاص الاحتلال في مدينة قلقيلية أثناء توجهه لعمله فجر اليوم. pic.twitter.com/yls3DW5qKl
— المركز الفلسطيني للإعلام (@PalinfoAr) December 3, 2023
The Israeli occupation forces indiscriminately opened fire during the incursion that saw them raiding homes and arresting civilians, local sources reported.
The martyr was heading to a local bakery where he works when he was shot in cold blood and killed by the IOF.
Footage of his martyrdom was circulated on social media. He can be seen running away, presumably from the heavily armed Israeli soldiers, when he falls to the ground after being shot. He manages to stand up and continue moving before he falls down again, martyred.
The moment when the martyr Adnan Essam Qanbar was shot by the Israeli occupation forces in the city of Qalqilya in the West Bank, incident occurred at dawn today.
— Khaled Yousry (@KhaledYousry22) December 3, 2023
لحظة قنص الشهيد عدنان عصام قنبر برصاص قوات الاحتلال الاسرائيلية في مدينة قلقيلية بالضفة الغربية فجر اليوم#westbank… pic.twitter.com/JBGMVv74R4
General strike on Sunday
Confrontations broke out in Qalqilya between the local youths and the invading occupiers who set up sniper positions on the rooftops of some buildings overlooking the main streets.
The people of Qalqilya declared a general strike on Sunday in mourning over the martyred youth.
In a similar vein, as the Israeli soldiers were raiding the town of Saiir in al-Khalil, confrontations broke out with local Resistance fighters. The confrontations resulted in at least one injury, where a young man was shot in the leg.
جيش الاحتلال يطلق الرصاص الحي خلال اقتحامه المستمر لبلدة #سعير #الخليل pic.twitter.com/AI2xAlBvQu
— 🔻samahpal23 (@samahpal23) December 3, 2023
The raid, which also stretched to the Ain Sultan refugee camp in Ariha, included a detention campaign.
The incursion in Ariha was limited, and the Israeli occupation forces were forced to withdraw after fierce confrontations with local Resistance fighters.
عاجل| قوات الاحتلال الإسرائيلي تقتحم مخيم عين السلطان في أريحا pic.twitter.com/T0IvmAKWdd
— Alhadath Newspaper|صحيفة الحدث الفلسطيني (@Alhadath_news1) December 3, 2023
Four martyrs on Saturday, Sunday
The Palestinian Ministry of Health reported the martyrdom of three youths between Saturday and Sunday, killed by Israeli occupation forces in separate parts of the occupied West Bank, and raising the number of Palestinians killed between the two days to four.
In another report, local media reported the martyrdom of Palestinian youth Yazan Akoub, after succumbing to injuries he sustained earlier this week due to Israeli gunfire near the village of al-Tel, southwest of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank.
Palestinian media said that the IOF shot Akoub at the al-Murabb'a checkpoint, and then prevented ambulance crews from reaching him before detaining him while injured.
Palestinian youth Ahmad Assi was martyred after Israeli forces opened fire on him while he was confronting an attack by settlers on the town of Qarawat Bani Hassan, west of Salfit, in the northern West Bank. Assi's body was found hours after his martyrdom.
تغطية صحفية: "هتافات الشبان؛ بعد الإعلان عن ارتقاء الشاب أحمد عاصي، أثناء التصدي لهجوم مـســتـوطـنــيـن على بلدة قراوة بني حسان غرب سلفيت". pic.twitter.com/b8AHTpAGdl
— شبكة قدس الإخبارية (@qudsn) December 2, 2023
Attacks on Palestinian property continued, as activists noted that settlers burned a Palestinian vehicle during their assault on the village of Madama, south of the city of Nablus. The town of Beita in south Nablus also witnessed confrontations with IOF storming the area.
Read more: In new violence surge, Israeli settlers attack Palestinians in W. Bank
With the martyrdom of the three youths, the number of Palestinians killed by "Israel" in the West Bank has risen to 459 since the beginning of the current year, including 251 since October 7.
Additionally, the Palestinian Prisoners Club reported that since October 7, the overall count of Palestinians held in Israeli detention has reached 3,325.
