Israel Intensifies raids against West Bank
Featured image: Israeli armored military vehicle raiding a city. Source: QNN
In recent days, the West Bank has witnessed a significant escalation by the genocidal State of Israel, marked by intensified raids, detentions, and murders. The people of Palestine is confronting this aggression. These operations have been characterized by heavy military presence responded by the Palestinian resistance combatants who have clashed against the occupiers and the settlers who accompany them.
Israeli forces raided Qabatiya, south Jenin, murdering two Palestinians and stealing their bodies on Wednesday 16th of April.
The Israeli forces also opened fire against a vehicle which carried children in Qabatiya, south Jenin.
Resistance combatants from Al-Quds Brigades confronted the Israeli forces. Many Palestinians also erected barricades to defend their homes against the raids and the occupation. The Israelis assaulted those barricades and houses with live ammunition, military bulldozers, incendiary devices and other military means of all kinds.
In Nablus, two young cousins were murdered by Israeli forces during a raid, sparking outrage and mourning within the community. Another teenager was injured by live ammunition. The Israeli murderers also took the bodies of the murdered teenagers. Reports indicate that the cousins were unarmed at the time of their deaths, showing once more the heinous character of the crimes committed by the Israeli soldiers.
Tulkarem was also raided by Israeli forces. The offensive against this city has lasted now for 87 consecutive days, including 74 days of intensified aggression on Nour Shams camp.
On Friday the Israelis attacked Jenin, demolishing several infrastructures, such as roads ad others. In another incident in Jenin, Israeli forces murdered two Palestinians and stolen their bodies during a raid. The operation was met with resistance from local residents, leading to armed clashes. The Israeli military’s actions have drawn condemnation from various human rights organizations, which argue that such operations often violate international law and contribute to a cycle of violence and retaliation.
On Friday night the Israeli forces raided the cities of Bethlehem and Beit Jala, as well as the towns of Doha, Al Khader, Beit Fajjar, and Jabal Al Mawalih. They detained around 30 Palestinians and caused a total chaos in the area raided due to the extensive use of explosives, tear gasses, sound bombs and military bulldozers by the Israeli occupiers. Many raids by illegal settlers took place on Friday, who acted under heavy protection from Israeli occupation forces:
Groups such as Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad have issued statements condemning the Israeli raids and calling for unity among Palestinians in the face of aggression. Additionally, there have been mobilizations in, among other places, in south of Hebron a protest took place. The Israeli forces repressed the protest and detained three Palestinians:
