West Bank sees escalating attacks by IOF, settlers
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The West Bank witnessed resistance operations and simultaneous attacks by Israeli forces and settlers in Jenin, Qalqilya, Ramallah, Nablus, Tulkarm, and occupied al-Quds, highlighting growing escalation on the ground.
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An Israeli soldier points his weapon during a military raid in the West Bank city of Nablus on May 27, 2025. (AP)
The occupied West Bank witnessed heightened tension on Monday evening, with resistance operations met by intensified raids and settler violence across several governorates.
In Jenin, resistance fighters targeted an Israeli military vehicle with a homemade explosive near the fence of Marj Ibn Amer. The occupation forces responded by firing light bombs into the sky while searching for those behind the attack.
In Qalqilya, confrontations erupted between Palestinian youths and IOF, who fired stun grenades and tear gas canisters at residents.
In Ramallah, settlers stormed the Al-Tal area near Sinjil and opened heavy fire, while at the same time, occupation forces raided the town of Turmusaya, north of the city.
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In Tulkarm, Israeli forces raided the eastern neighborhood, shuttering shops and paralyzing daily life. Simultaneously, troops raided the town of Zita in the northern part of the governorate. In Nablus, a settler vehicle infiltrated Amman Street, where it was intercepted by youths, who smashed the vehicle and forced it to flee.
In occupied al-Quds, Israeli forces fired stun grenades and tear gas at citizens near the Al-Ram roundabout, northeast of the city. Meanwhile, in al-Khalil, troops stormed the town of Beit Ummar, north of the governorate.
These incidents come amid a sharp escalation of both popular and armed resistance in the West Bank, as daily Israeli military and settler attacks continue to target Palestinian towns and villages.
'Israel' uproots hundreds of trees in West Bank
On Sunday, in yet another act of Israeli aggression, bulldozers, under the protection of Israeli occupation forces, uprooted hundreds of trees in the West Bank village of al-Mughayyir, AFP reported.
Most of the destroyed vegetation was olive trees, a cornerstone of the economy and culture in Palestine, where groves have long been flashpoints for confrontation between Palestinian farmers and encroaching Israeli settlers.
Local farmer Abdelatif Mohammed Abu Aliya told AFP he lost olive trees more than 70 years old on nearly one hectare of land, explaining, "They completely uprooted and levelled them under false pretences."
The Israeli occupation forces' operations are part of a broader pattern of daily incursions across the West Bank. These include arrests and home raids, often targeting youth and family homes. The raids coincide with the occupation's settlement expansion in the West Bank, where plans are underway to increase the settler population to one million in the coming period.
The Israeli raids in the West Bank continue to intensify, with coordinated operations across multiple governorates. As the occupation accelerates its settlement expansion strategy, the frequency and scope of these military actions have heightened tensions across the occupied Palestinian territories.
