Six killed in southern West Bank; Resistance intensifies operations
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Israeli occupation forces have raided Beit Lahm, Ramallah, Jenin, and Tubas among other towns and cities in the West Bank, killing six Palestinians.
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A masked fighter of al-Quds Brigades - Jenin Brigade stands in an alleyway at the Jenin camp, Jenin, in the occupied West Bank, Palestine, on November 4, 2023. (AFP)
The occupied West Bank witnessed a surge in Resistance operations against Israeli occupation forces, as well as a surge of violence against Palestinians Wednesday overnight.
Confrontations continued into Thursday morning all over the West Bank.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced the martyrdom of Mohammad Farid Thawabtah, 51, who was killed in southern Beit Lahm, and Anas Nasser Mohammad Abu Atwan, 30, who was also killed by Israeli occupation forces in the southeast of al-Khalil governate.
The ministry later increased the number to six Palestinians.
عاجل| مصادر محلية: ارتقاء المواطن محمد فريد ثوابتة من بلدة بيت فجار بعد إصابته بالرصاص الحي بالبطن أثناء اقتحام مدينة بيت لحم يوم أمس. pic.twitter.com/G1lO31NQZO
— شبكة قدس الإخبارية (@qudsn) November 9, 2023
Thawabtah lost his life after being shot in the abdomen by occupation forces on Wednesday. He was first transferred to the governmental Beit Jala Hospital where he later succumbed to his wounds.
The hospital also received and treated 19 injured individuals, including four critically injured Palestinians.
Further to the south of the West Bank, martyr Abu Atwan was killed during the Israeli occupation's raid of the city of Dura. So far, occupation forces have killed 165 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank since Operation Al-Aqsa Flood was launched on October 7.
Palestinians confront brutal occupation forces
In fact, the occupation has conducted near-daily raids on cities, towns, and refugee camps in the occupied West Bank since October, with the aim of oppressing mass movements and supporting the Palestinian Resistance in Gaza. Occupation forces have detained more than 1,850 Palestinians in the West Bank and occupied 1948 territories to aid its efforts to suppress Palestinian voices and action.
However, Resistance factions and individual freedom fighters have upscaled their operations in the face of brutal Israeli policies. On Thursday morning two illegal Israeli settlers were shot near Nablus while fierce confrontations took place at the entrance of the city of Jenin in the northern West Bank.
The settlers were shot as they drove their car near the "Itamar" settlement to the southwest of Nablus. The fighters who executed the attack were able to safely withdraw to a safe place, as occupation forces launched wide-scale search operations to locate them.
The Lions' Den group had earlier announced carrying out more than 14 shooting operations in the Nablus area and its surroundings. The group's members are non-affiliated fighters as well as Resistance fighters who belong to various Resistance factions.
They confirmed in a message targeted at Al-Qassam Brigades' chief of staff Mohammad al-Deif and Hamas leader Saleh al-Arouri that "the West Bank will be a sword and a shield for" the Resistance and its leaders.
They also reaffirmed that the Resistance in Gaza will not be left alone, emphasizing that the Resistance will stand victorious.
Read more: Israeli occupation assassinates prisoner from Gaza, conceals his death
IOF carry out raids in Jenin, Tubas
Occupation forces also raided the cities of Jenin and Tubas in the occupied West Bank, as well as the al-Amaari refugee camp in Ramallah.
In Jenin, occupation forces raided the camp as their bulldozers ravaged the city's roads and infrastructure. However, Resistance fighters forced them to withdraw from the camp, firing at them with their assault rifles and detonating improvised explosive devices below intruding armored vehicles.
#Watch | The moment #Palestinian Resistance fighters detonated an explosive device in an Israeli occupation armored vehicle in #Jenin.#Palestine #WestBank pic.twitter.com/C0GqYAEla9
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) November 9, 2023
At around 10:00 AM (local) time reports indicated that occupation forces restarted their raid on Jenin as reinforcements headed toward the city from the Jalama checkpoint.
In Tubas, occupation forces launched an arrest campaign, detaining four Palestinians, including a woman, as Resistance fighters confronted the intruding forces with gunfire.
In al-Amaari refugee camp, Ramallah, occupation forces detained two Palestinians and injured dozens during their incursion on the camp.
Read more: Only way for captives' release is an exchange deal: Abu Obeida
