Resistance fighters confront Israeli incursion on Tubas
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Israeli invading forces continue their raids on the town of Tammun, south of Tubas in the northern occupied West Bank, carrying out house searches and arresting Palestinians.
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Israeli soldiers during a raid in the Nur Shams camp near the city of Tulkarm in the West Bank on August 28, 2024. (AFP)
Al-Quds Brigades - Tubas announced early Thursday that its fighters in the al-Far'a groups confronted Israeli occupation forces who stormed the area around the Wadi al-Far’a roundabout and Al-Ashareen junction with heavy gunfire.
The group also confirmed that its fighters in Tammun have been engaged in fierce battles with the Israeli invading forces since dawn, during which they launched intense gunfire at them and detonated several explosive devices on military vehicles at various combat points.
Meanwhile, Israeli forces continue their invasive raids on the town of Tammun, south of Tubas in the northern occupied West Bank, carrying out house searches and arresting Palestinians.
On Wednesday evening, Israeli occupation forces killed two young Palestinians and injured a young man and a child during a raid on a house, east of Tulkarm in the northern West Bank.
Palestinians inspect the residential building that was besieged by Israeli occupation forces in Azbat al-Jarrad in Tulkarm, in the occupied West Bank.
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) November 13, 2024
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Local sources confirmed the martyrdom of Mamoun Saleh Shreim and Thaer Omar Amara and reported that Israeli forces captured their bodies as they withdrew from the area.
Resistance confronts IOF in Silat al-Harithiya, al-Yamoun, West Bank
The Jenin Battalion of the al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad movement, announced that its fighters confronted Israeli occupation forces in the town of Silat al-Harithiya, west of Jenin, in the occupied West Bank.
In a statement, the battalion reported that its fighters unleashed heavy volleys of gunfire at the occupation forces during their operation in the town at dawn.
Additionally, fighters from the battalion's Yamoun groups engaged Israeli forces in intense confrontations on the frontlines, alongside fighters from the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades - Jenin. The battle escalated as the enemy forces stormed the al-Yamoun area in Jenin, engaging them with machine guns.
Arrests and raids in the West Bank
At dawn Wednesday, Israeli occupation forces arrested Nour Khaled Hawshiya, a Palestinian youth from the town of Yamoun, west of Jenin. The forces stormed the town, raided his home, ransacked it, and then detained him. Several other homes in the area were also raided.
Israeli forces also arrested two Palestinians, Ahmad Fares Radi (45) and Mohammad Lutfi Abu Salem (62), during a raid on the village of al-Lubban al-Gharbi, northwest of Ramallah.
Israeli occupation forces also stormed the villages of al-Mazra'a al-Gharbiya and Rantis, northwest of Ramallah, but no detentions were reported. They additionally raided the Tabqa area in the city of Dura, south of al-Khalil, as reported by Palestinian media.
In the southern West Bank, Israeli forces stormed the village of Umm Salamouna, south of Beit Lahm, where they raided several homes, searching and ransacking them. No detainments were reported in this raid.
Israeli occupation forces also stormed the village of Burin, south of Nablus, firing live ammunition, sound bombs, and toxic gas. No injuries were reported.
This occurred after the forces intensified their military measures around Nablus the previous evening, closing the Deir Sharaf military checkpoint in both directions under the pretext of a stabbing operation.
They also increased security at the al-Murabba’a and Awarta checkpoints, south of the city, conducting thorough searches of vehicles in both directions.
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