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Resistance fighters in Tubas repel invading Israeli forces

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  • 17 Apr 2024 04:55
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Israeli occupation forces have carried out a number of raids in the West Bank, including a failed incursion into Tubas.

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  • Resistance fighters in Tubas repel invading Israeli forces
    Resistance fighters set off an explosive device targeting an Israeli military-grade bulldozer in the city of Tubas, the occupied West Bank, occupied Palestine, on April 17, 2024. (Al-Quds Brigades - Tubas Brigades)

Israeli occupation forces raided the city of Tubas, in the occupied West Bank, as well as several other towns early on Wednesday. 

Resistance fighters in Tubas confronted invading occupation forces by setting off an improvised explosive device (IED), which directly targeted a military-grade bulldozer, ravaging the city's infrastructure. 

تغطية صحفية: استهداف جرافة عسكرية لقوات الاحتلال بعبوة خلال اقتحام مدينة طوباس. pic.twitter.com/11qJkxhmRa

— شبكة قدس الإخبارية (@qudsn) April 17, 2024

The Palestinian Islamic Jihad's (PIJ) al-Quds Brigades - Tubas Brigade released a statement near Wednesday dawn, saying that its fighters led fierce confrontations with the invading Israeli forces. 

Emphasizing that their operations come in line with the battle of Al-Aqsa Flood, the Tubas Brigade said that its fighters confronted the Israeli forces on several axes in the city, using assault rifles and locally produced IEDs. 

The Brigade claimed responsibility for the detonation of the IED that targeted an Israeli military bulldozer near al-Ahmadain roundabout, adding that its fighters also directly engaged ground forces in the area. 

According to the statement, several IEDs were set off by the Brigade's sapper units in other axes of confrontations. In the Tamoun intersection, Resistance fighters ambushed Israeli forces as they withdrew from the city, following fierce confrontations. 

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In the "Ra'anaa" operation, at least one Israeli settler was killed while another 20 were injured. 

Later that night, occupation forces raided the town of Beit Ummar in the northern part of the governorate. 

In Nablus, the occupation forces stormed the village of Rujeib, east of the city, and the town of Aqraba, south of the city, where they detained Palestinian youth Saleh Luay. 

They also raided the residence of the Abu Huwaila family as they stormed the village of Rujeib, east of the city. They also detained the two Palestinian youths, Diaa Abu Hamad and Mahmoud Yahya, following raids on their houses in the town of Asira al-Qibliya, south of Nablus.

In Tulkarm, Israeli occupation forces stormed the city and raided several shops.

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