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West Bank under attack as IOF raid multiple cities

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Al Mayadeen + Israeli media
  • 18 Dec 2023 06:38
4 Min Read

The Israeli occupation forces stormed several cities and villages across the West Bank and were confronted by the Resistance leading Haaretz Hebrew to warn that the West Bank "might explode".

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  • An image showing Israeli occupation forces raiding Palestine Street leading up to Martyr's Roundabout in central Nablus, West Bank, in occupied Palestine, overnight on December 18, 2023. (Social media)
    An image showing Israeli occupation forces raiding Palestine Street leading up to Martyr's Roundabout in central Nablus, West Bank, in occupied Palestine, overnight on December 18, 2023. (Social media)

The Israeli occupation forces stormed several cities and towns across the West Bank and were confronted by Resistance fighters resulting in several casualties.

A large-scale detention campaign was carried out against Palestinian youths in the city of Nablus, the center of which witnessed confrontations with occupation forces during their storming of the city.

The most intense confrontations took place at the crossroads of Palestine Street and the Martyr's Roundabout. These confrontations forced the IOF to request further reinforcements after Resistance fighters targeted the raiding force using explosive devices.

In the center of Nablus, the IOF - as part of its ongoing sabotage campaigns - destroyed the al-Ittihad Library and raided a residential building near Al-Najah University.

In turn, the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for the IED attack against the occupation forces at the Martyrs’ Roundabout area, in central Nablus, noting that its fighters confronted the Israeli occupation forces in several areas of the city.

"وسط مدينة نابلس شهد مواجهات خلال اقتحام قوات الاحتلال للمدينة، كما قامت قوات الاحتلال باعتقال عدداً من الشبان قبل انسحابها من نابلس"

الصحافي عمرو جرادات لــ #الميادين #فلسطين #غزة #طوفان_الأقصى pic.twitter.com/oQ9e9jeQY9

— قناة الميادين (@AlMayadeenNews) December 18, 2023

Meanwhile, the Palestinian Red Crescent announced that a young man was injured in the back by Israeli fire, during confrontations at the Martyrs’ Roundabout.

Coinciding with the continued confrontations near the roundabout area, an IOF reconnaissance aircraft hovered over the city.

مشاهد خاصة لـ #الميادين| توثّق عمليات التخريب التي يقوم بها الاحتلال الإسرائيلي يومياً في نابلس #فلسطين #غزة #طوفان_الأقصى pic.twitter.com/9oDHantzjp

— قناة الميادين (@AlMayadeenNews) December 18, 2023

As for other cities, the IOF also stormed the town of Beit Furik, east of Nablus, and the Shweika suburb in the city of Tulkarm, northwest of the West Bank, where they arrested the Palestinian university student, Obaida Nasser Jaluli, after raiding his house.

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As for Ariha, in the eastern West Bank, a young man was also injured by Israeli fire during confrontations.

Likewise, in the village of Baqat al-Hatab, located north of Qalqilya in the western West Bank, a 20-year-old Palestinian sustained injuries from Israeli gunfire during the IOF raid on the village.

In turn, local media reported that Israeli occupation forces arrested a young Palestinian man after he was injured during their storming of the town of Jayus, also north of Qalqilya. While the Red Crescent received a report that a young man was injured, the occupation forces prevented ambulance crews from reaching the place.

The occupation forces also stormed the town of Habla, south of Qalqilya.

As for the southern West Bank, Israeli occupation forces also stormed the city of Dura, south of al-Khalil, and Beit Ummar,  in addition to the Dheisha, al-Azza, and Aida camps in the city of Beit Lahm, where violent confrontations broke out.

أثناء اقتحامها للمخيم، الخراب الذي خلفته قوات الاحتلال الإسرائيلي بأحد المنازل التي داهمتها في مخيم عايدة ببيت لحم في الضفة الغربية.#قدس_برس #الخبر_وأكثر #طوفان_الأقصى #غزة #غزة_الآن #غزه_تقاوم #غزة_تستغيث #غزة_الآن pic.twitter.com/VVCrsKxV5F

— وكالة قدس برس (@QudsPress) December 18, 2023

Haaretz: Killing and transfer [displacement] in the West Bank

In parallel, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, in its Hebrew version, reported that the head of the occupation government, Benjamin Netanyahu, after failing miserably on October 7, and "through his support for the settlers and the Israeli army," is pushing the situation to "deteriorate" on "an additional front", namely the West Bank.

Haaretz underscored that the situation could "explode in the face of the settlers."

The newspaper further discussed the "killing and transfer [displacement] taking place in the West Bank," stressing that the settlers are abusing the Palestinians more than they usually do, while the Israeli occupation forces support them and use lethal means against the Palestinians.

Moreover, Haaretz pointed out that more Palestinians were martyred throughout the West Bank in recent times than they have in the past. In the Tulkarm area alone, about 50 Palestinians have been martyred since the war on the Gaza Strip began, while in Ramallah, more than 30 have been martyred.

The newspaper further emphasized that some Palestinians were martyred by Israeli settlers' bullets, who knew that they would not face any repercussions amidst the ongoing war and under the auspices of the government.

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