Resistance confronts IOF raids in West Bank, one martyr reported
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A martyr was shot by Israeli bullets and later succumbed to his wounds in Beit Rima, coinciding with several raids into various cities and towns in the West Bank.
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Young Palestinian teenager, Asid Tariq Anis Al-Rimawi, was killed by occupation bullets in the town of Beit Rima, northwest of Ramallah. (Social media/X)
Sources to Al Mayadeen reported that Israeli occupation forces conducted massive raids in various areas of cities in the West Bank on Friday at dawn. Confrontations broke out as Palestinians resisted the Israeli raids.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced the martyrdom of the young Palestinian, Asid al-Rimawi, (17 years old), by occupation bullets during their raid into the town of Beit Rima, northwest of the city of Ramallah. Four others were injured, including two reported in critical condition.
At the outset of the raid, local Palestinian media reported, "Seven injuries caused by occupation gunfire were transferred to the clinic in the town of Beit Rima." Additionally, it stated that the occupation army detained three young men after firing at them in an ambush during the town's raid.
جنود إسرائيليون أثناء احتجازهم شبان مصابين خلال اقتحام بلدة #بيت_ريما شمالي غربي مدينة #رام_الله. #فلسطين #طوفان_الأقصى pic.twitter.com/5oQCGE8L25
— قناة الميادين (@AlMayadeenNews) January 5, 2024
In Nablus, in the northern and central West Bank, the occupation forces invaded the Balata refugee camp, where resistance fighters and the IOF engaged in confrontations after the occupation raided the camp.
The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades announced, in a brief statement, that their fighters ambushed an Israeli military force after the invasion of the Balata camp, targeting them with gunfire and explosives, injuring Israeli occupation soldiers.
The Palestinian Red Crescent stated that the Israeli occupation army directly fired at ambulance vehicles, preventing medical crews and ambulances from reaching the injured in the Hashashin neighborhood of Balata camp. Media sources also confirmed the injury of a young man by Israeli gunfire inside the camp.
جرافة عـسكرية برفقة آليات الاحتلال تقتحم #مخيم_بلاطة شرق #نابلس.#فلسطين #طوفان_الأقصى pic.twitter.com/gNEWA4ZJpm
— قناة الميادين (@AlMayadeenNews) January 5, 2024
A special force from the Israeli occupation army raided a house in the city of Qalqilya, west of the central West Bank. Additionally, resistance youth targeted Israeli forces that invaded the town of Azzun, east of the city, with IEDs.
Israeli forces raided the Aqabat Jaber camp in Ariha and arrested two young men, Mousa Hamza al-Ajouri and Mustafa Jamal Sukkar, after surrounding their homes with special forces.
In the southern West Bank, gunfire targeted the Israeli settlement of "Karmi Tzur" located on the lands of the town of Beit Ummar, north of al-Khalil.
Israeli forces carried out a raid into the town of Dura, south of al-Khalil. They fired tear gas at the youth who resisted the raid. Additionally, Israeli forces arrested Fadi Suleiman al-Shawabkeh after raiding and vandalizing his home in the town.
Accompanied by military vehicles and bulldozers, Israeli forces raided the town of Halhul north of al-Khalil. Local media reported intense confrontations between youth and Israeli forces following the raid, during which the occupation forces fired smoke grenades at civilians.
قوات الاحتلال الإسرائيلي تقتحم بلدة #حلحول شمال #الخليل.#فلسطين #طوفان_الأقصى pic.twitter.com/wCGDULLJpF
— قناة الميادين (@AlMayadeenNews) January 5, 2024
In the city of Beit Lahm, southern West Bank, Israeli forces raided the town of Beit Fajjar south of the city, conducting raids and arrests in the town.
At dawn, Israeli forces, supported by several vehicles, raided the town of Jabal Mukaber in the occupied city of al-Quds.
Israeli forces carried out a series of extensive raids on Thursday in several areas of the West Bank. The most notable was the raid into the Nour Shams refugee camp in Tulkarm in the northern West Bank for two consecutive days. During these operations, the Israeli forces conducted arrests and committed assaults against Palestinians and their properties.
It is worth noting that the Israeli raid and arrest campaigns into cities and camps in the West Bank have been ongoing since October 7th. This continuous aggression coincides with the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip, which has entered its 91st day.
