Multiple Palestinians were injured and detained as Israeli occupation forces conducted raids on refugee camps, towns, and communities across the occupied West Bank.
Israeli occupation forces carried out a series of widespread raids across several areas of the occupied West Bank on Friday and Saturday, leaving multiple Palestinians injured, others detained, and causing extensive property damage.
The incursions targeted towns, refugee camps, and Palestinian communities from the central to the southern West Bank, amid ongoing tensions and confrontations.
In the central West Bank, two Palestinians were shot and wounded during an Israeli occupation forces raid on the Al-Jalazon refugee camp, north of Ramallah.
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Local sources said confrontations erupted as troops stormed the camp. One Palestinian was reportedly shot in the abdomen, while another sustained a gunshot wound to the foot. Both were transferred to nearby hospitals for treatment.
In a separate incident, a young man from the town of Qaraweh Bani Zeid, northwest of Ramallah, was critically injured after suffering head wounds during an Israeli raid carried out in the early hours of Saturday. He was subsequently hospitalized.
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Israeli occupation forces also stormed the town of al-Zawiya, west of Salfit, deploying multiple military vehicles and raiding homes and workshops.
During the operation, troops assaulted several young men and detained Muhammad Shuqair, the son of the town’s mayor, along with Mu’taz Aziz. Residents reported that Israeli occupation soldiers vandalized doors, windows, and household belongings.
Al-Zawiya has been subjected to near-daily Israeli incursions over the past month, including repeated home raids, checkpoint installations, and road closures, causing sustained disruption to daily life.
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Southern West Bank Attacks
In the southern West Bank, Israeli occupation troops raided the towns of Beit Fajjar and Al-Khader, south of Beit Lahm, triggering confrontations with residents. Soldiers reportedly fired tear gas and sound grenades, though no injuries were reported at the time.
East of Hebron (Al-Khalil), a 20-year-old Palestinian man was injured when armed Israeli settlers attacked residents in the Khallat al-Natsh area, throwing stones at homes.
The assault caused property damage and spread fear among local families. The injured man was taken to the hospital for treatment.
Meanwhile, in the town of Al-Karmel, east of Yatta, Israeli occupation forces detained former detainee Montaser Abu Aram after raiding his home. In Terqumiya, west of Hebron, Israeli occupation troops fired live ammunition during another military incursion.
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Ongoing Land Seizure
Israeli military operations across the West Bank routinely involve raids, detainments, and confrontations, often carried out arbitrarily. Israeli authorities exercise near-total control over the Palestinian population under military law, affecting approximately three million Palestinians.
The latest raids come amid an intensifying, multi-layered Israeli campaign that includes demolitions, movement restrictions, and land seizures, accelerating the de facto annexation of Palestinian territory across the occupied West Bank.
UN agencies and human rights organizations report a sharp increase in arbitrary detentions, home demolitions, land grabs, and movement restrictions, including the expansion of checkpoints and road closures that severely disrupt daily life.
At the same time, settler violence against Palestinian communities has escalated, frequently occurring under the protection of Israeli forces and contributing to forced displacement.
Combined with ongoing settlement expansion and infrastructure projects on seized land, these practices are increasingly described as entrenching a de facto annexation of large areas of the West Bank, placing Palestinian civilian communities under constant pressure.
(PC, Al Mayadeen)
