Palestinian Resistance confronts Israeli forces during West Bank raids
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The Jenin and Nablus brigades of the al-Quds Brigades confront Israeli raids in the occupied West Bank as arrests and deadly battles intensify.
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Israeli soldiers tow one of their vehicles during a military raid in the Palestinian West Bank city of Nablus, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025 (AP)
The Jenin Brigade of the al-Quds Brigades announced on Friday that it detonated a guided explosive device of the “Sijjil” type in the Muthallun area, targeting the path of Israeli military reinforcements raiding the town.
Meanwhile, the Nablus Brigade of the al-Quds Brigades reportedly opened heavy direct gunfire at an Israeli infantry unit near a besieged house, as its fighters continued to confront occupying forces in the village of Tal, adapting their actions to the conditions on the ground.
Israeli special forces had infiltrated Tal, surrounding the home of Walid Ishtiyeh, followed by a raid involving several jeeps and military vehicles. This operation resulted in the death of 24-year-old police officer Younes Walid Muhammad Ishtiyeh, whose body was reportedly withheld by Israeli forces, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.
Police officer Younes Walid Ishtiyeh was killed by Israeli special forces after his home was besieged in the village of Tell, southwest of Nablus. The Israeli occupation forces are holding his body.#Israel pic.twitter.com/Fy5bXrDGHf
— Al-Jarmaq News (@Aljarmaqnetnews) November 21, 2025
Local media reported that Israeli forces fired live rounds and sound grenades around the besieged house, injuring Ishtiyeh and preventing Palestinian Red Crescent teams from reaching him. He was later announced dead.
In a related development, multiple Israeli military vehicles raided several areas in Nablus, focusing on the Rafidia district and Al-Academy Street, setting up temporary checkpoints before withdrawing.
Detainments in Tubas, Jenin
Simultaneously, Israeli forces detained a Palestinian youth after surrounding his home near the al-Fara’a camp, south of Tubas.
Kamal Bani Odeh, director of the Tubas Prisoners’ Club, reported that 25-year-old Mahdi Ibrahim Mutlaq al-Aydi was kidnapped from his home following a raid by Israeli special forces, supported by reinforcements from the Hamra military checkpoint.
Israeli occupation forces detained Palestinian Mahdi al-Aidi from al-Fara’a refugee camp in Tubas after surrounding his home on Siris Street. pic.twitter.com/4oyMcJYyon
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) November 21, 2025
In Jenin, Israeli occupation forces also surrounded a house in the western town of Burqin and detained a Palestinian youth. Local sources stated that a special Israeli unit entered the town in a white vehicle with Palestinian license plates, besieged the house, and ordered a young man to surrender over loudspeakers at the main entrance. Reinforcements later arrived, and soldiers were deployed to nearby rooftops.
Local media later confirmed that Israeli forces had arrested Amin Muhammad Sahmoud from the house before withdrawing from the town.
قوات الاحتلال تعتقل الشاب أمين سهمود، وتُخرب منزله، في بلدة برقين غرب جنين. pic.twitter.com/EkwLf4ptTN
— شبكة قدس | الأسرى (@asranews) November 21, 2025
'Israel' killed three Palestinian youths today
In addition to Ishtiyeh, Israeli occupation forces killed two Palestinian children after opening fire on them during a military raid on the town of Kafr Aqab, north of occupied al-Quds, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.
The Ministry identified the two martyrs as Amro Khaled Ahmad al-Marbooh, 18, and Sami Ibrahim Sami Mashaikh, 16.
Breaking | 18-year-old Palestinian Amro Khaled Ahmad Al-Marbou‘ was gunned down by Israeli occupation forces during a raid on Kafr ‘Aqab, north of occupied Jerusalem. pic.twitter.com/Uzi2Pj5T3x
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) November 20, 2025
Amr Khaled Ahmed Al-Marbou (18 years old) and Sami Ibrahim Sami Mashaikh (16 years old) were killed by the occupation bullets in the town of Kafr Aqab. https://t.co/ix4d4H5KvX
— ICHIGO🇵🇸 (@livpalestin) November 21, 2025
Palestinians held a funeral procession for the martyrs in Kafr Aqab, starting from the Palestine Medical Complex in Ramallah.
Israeli settlers assault Palestinians across West Bank
Earlier today, it was reported that Israeli settlers carried out a series of violent attacks on Palestinians and their property in multiple areas of the occupied West Bank since Friday morning.
From Masafer Yatta to Beit Lahm, Ramallah, Nablus, and Tulkarm, attacks involved escalating violence against Palestinians.
