Saraya al-Quds detonate explosive device in Jenin targeting IOF forces
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For the 55th consecutive day, Israeli occupation forces continue to carry out large-scale raids across the occupied West Bank.
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Israeli forces detain a Palestinian man during an aggression in AL-Ain refugee camp near the West Bank city of Nablus, Wednesday, March 19, 2025 (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
Saraya al-Quds - Jenin Battalion, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad Movement, issued a statement on Saturday morning announcing that its fighters successfully detonated a pre-prepared Sejjil explosive device at a military point at the Salem checkpoint in Silat al-Harithiya, Jenin, in the northern West Bank.
The attack resulted in confirmed casualties.
At dawn, Israeli occupation forces raided the Old City of Nablus and the Balata refugee camp, east of the city. Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported that occupation forces stormed multiple neighborhoods within and around the Old City, with a significant deployment of soldiers throughout the area.
In parallel, Israeli occupation forces stormed the Balata camp, firing shots and conducting widespread raids, searches, and operations in the camp’s alleys and neighborhoods.
Meanwhile, Israeli forces have continued their assault on Tulkarm and its camp for the 55th consecutive day, as well as on the Nur Shams camp for the 42nd day. This ongoing military escalation involves house raids, forced evacuations, and the transformation of homes into military barracks.
On Friday, Israeli forces stormed the Balata refugee camp east of Nablus, as well as the villages of Burqa in the northwest and Qabalan and Yatma in the south.
Local sources reported that occupation soldiers raided the Jamaseen and Hashasheen neighborhoods in the Balata camp, firing live bullets in the area, where detentions or injuries were reported.
And in the Occupied West Bank, Israeli forces are planning to demolish 180 more Palestinian homes.
— Hamdah Salhut (@hamdahsalhut) March 21, 2025
95 of them are in the Jenin Refugee Camp.
The siege on the West Bank has been ongoing for months, displacing tens of thousands of Palestinians. pic.twitter.com/2bsaYJwRdr
The sources added that Israeli military vehicles entered the town of Burqa, raiding and ransacking several homes. However, no detentions were reported.
In the villages of Qabalan and Yatma, south of Nablus, occupation forces carried out incursions amid heavy use of live ammunition, tear gas, and stun grenades.
In Ramallah, Israeli forces raided the village of Qarawat Bani Zeid, west of the city, as well as the town of Turmus Ayya and the village of Kafr Ein to the north, conducting searches and detention operations among Palestinian residents.
