Israeli officer killed, several injured in IED explosion in Tubas

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Agencies
20 Jan 2025 14:05
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Palestinian Resistance fighters targeted invading Israeli forces in an IED ambush in Tubas.

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The aftermath of an IED explosion in the vicinity of Tamoun, south of Tubas (X)

An Israeli officer was killed and three others were wounded in an IED explosion carried out by Palestinian Resistance fighters, targeting an Israeli patrol that had raided the town of Tamoun, south of Tubas in the occupied West Bank, late last night.

According to Israeli media reports, the deceased officer was identified as a member of the 8211 Reserve Battalion of the IOF's Ephraim Brigade.

The Palestinian town of Tamoun has faced repeated incursions by Israeli occupation forces, but local Resistance fighters have remained steadfast, countering with armed confrontations and using IED against military vehicles.

Last week, two Israeli occupation soldiers from the Kfir and Menashe Brigades sustained critical wounds, while another was slightly wounded during confrontations in the occupied West Bank.

According to the Israeli army's spokesperson, the soldiers were wounded after an IED was detonated against their David military jeep in the town of Qabatiya, Jenin.

It is noteworthy that, since October 7, 2023, the Israeli occupation has intensified its aggression on West Bank cities, coinciding with its war on the Gaza Strip.

For the past 15 months, the occupied West Bank has been witnessing near-daily raids by the Israeli occupation forces accompanied by widespread detainment campaigns, met with fierce Resistance by the Palestinian youth.

Since October 7, the Israeli occupation forces have detained more than 10,700 Palestinians in the West Bank, according to Palestinian institutions concerned with prisoners' affairs.

The detention campaigns launched by the Israeli occupation forces are accompanied by criminal violations against Palestinian citizens, including brutal physical assault, blackmailing Palestinians by threatening their families' well-being, widespread destruction and vandalism of the homes of detainees, and the theft of private property.

Settlers rampage through Palestinian towns in fury over Gaza deal

Israeli settlers, accompanied by Israeli occupation forces, stormed multiple Palestinian towns in the occupied West Bank on Sunday evening, expressing outrage over a Gaza ceasefire deal widely perceived as a defeat for the Israeli entity.

The settlers targeted Palestinian vehicles and blocked key roads in areas including Turmus Ayy, ‘Atara, Ein Siniya, Ein Ayoub, Qalqilya, and Jaba’.

In Sinjil, WAFA news agency reported that two Palestinian homes and four vehicles were set on fire. Social media footage captured settlers throwing stones and Molotov cocktails during their attacks.

The assaults occurred just hours before "Israel" released the first group of Palestinian detainees—69 women and 21 children—in exchange for three Israeli captives as part of a truce agreement between the Palestinian Resistance Hamas and "Israel". The deal aimed to end "Israel's" 15-month-long war on Gaza.

Far-right Israelis denounced the ceasefire, demanding the continuation of the military offensive against Gaza. Ahead of the agreement, Israeli Minister of Military Affairs Israel Katz ordered the release of all 16 settlers under administrative detention for their involvement in attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. Katz justified the decision, saying it was intended “to convey a clear message of strengthening and encouraging the settlements.”

Reacting to Sunday’s violence, the Yesh Din rights group condemned the lack of accountability for settler aggression, stating, “Settler violence against innocent Palestinians without a response” reflects the message conveyed by Katz and the Tel Aviv regime “when they seek to ‘strengthen and encourage’ the settlements.”