Israeli occupation forces raided several areas in the West Bank early this Thursday morning, as Palestinian Resistance fighters confronted the Israeli forces with gunfire and detonated explosive devices in multiple confrontations that erupted during the raids.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health reported that Usaid Jawad Bani Odeh, a local youth, was martyred after being hit by occupation bullets in the town of Tammoun, Tubas district, in the northern West Bank.

The IOF entered the city of Tubas, and according to local Palestinian media, Resistance fighters fired upon the invading forces at the city's entrance.

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While intensifying their incursion into Tubas, Israeli forces also conducted a raid on the town of Tammoun, located to the south of the city. In response, local youth set fire to rubber tires and blocked the entrance to the town.

Occupation army forces launched flares over the town of Tammoun after confrontations with the Palestinian Resistance fighters. Activists and local media also shared a video capturing the moment when a homemade device was detonated using an Israeli military bulldozer in the town.

لحظة استهداف جرافة عسكرية إسرائيلية بعبوة محلية الصنع في بلدة #طمّون جنوبي طوباس في الضفة الغربية #الميادين #فلسطين #غزة pic.twitter.com/b7MUEz0Cmw

— قناة الميادين (@AlMayadeenNews) January 4, 2024

Occupation raids homes in Nour Shams

In the northern West Bank, fierce confrontations erupted between resistance fighters and occupation forces as the army stormed Nour Shams camp in Tulkarm. According to Palestinian press sources, the occupation raided homes in the camp, mistreating residents and preventing ambulances from entering for more than 24 hours.

In Nablus, north-central West Bank, the occupation forces stormed the towns of Qasra and Burqa, and Palestinian press sources confirmed that occupation forces tore up a Qur’an after storming a house in the town of Qasra, south of the city.

A demonstration occurred in the town of Qablan, south of Nablus, to condemn the assassination of Azzam al-Aqra', the leader of the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas' military wing. Azzam al-Aqra' was killed along with Sheikh Saleh al-Arouri, in an assassination in the southern suburb of Beirut on Tuesday.

IOF raid into Ramallah 

In the central West Bank, occupation forces entered the al-Ersal neighborhood in the city of Ramallah. Resistance fighters opened fire on Israeli forces during their incursion into the al-Masayef neighborhood in the city center. During the operation, the forces apprehended Dr. Mo'men Zaid, a former prisoner, from his residence in the neighborhood.

In the city of al-Bireh, in the central West Bank, an occupation force special force stormed the Umm al-Sharayet neighborhood to carry out raids.

In the southern West Bank, Israeli occupation forces stormed the town of Surif, north of al-Khalil.

The Israeli occupation forces stormed the city of Beit Lahm, south of the West Bank, and also stormed the town of Husan, raiding several homes. 

It is noteworthy that a general strike occurred in the cities and camps of the West Bank on Wednesday to condemn the assassination of Sheikh Saleh al-Arouri, the Deputy Chief of the Political Bureau of the Hamas movement.