Israeli arrest raids intensify alongside exposure of military insider-information gambling scandal involving reservists and classified operations data.
Key Developments
- Israeli occupation forces carried out sweeping raids and mass arrests across multiple West Bank cities and camps.
- Hospitals, homes, and infrastructure were stormed amid tightening movement restrictions.
- New land and governance measures continue to advance de-facto annexation policies.
- Israeli reservists were arrested for gambling on military operations using classified intelligence.
- The army simultaneously conducted large-scale military drills in Eilat simulating regional attack scenarios.
Mass Raids Across the West Bank
Israeli occupation forces launched a large-scale campaign of incursions at dawn across several West Bank governorates, detaining Palestinians in refugee camps, towns, and urban neighborhoods.
Local sources reported arrests in Jericho and Aqabat Jaber refugee camp, where troops set up checkpoints, stopped vehicles, and interrogated residents.
Additional arrests were recorded in Ramallah-area villages including Beit Rima, al-Mazra’a al-Sharqiya, and Beit Ur al-Tahta, where homes were searched and property damaged.
In Tubas district, soldiers detained two children during raids in Tamoun and al-Far’a camp, while other residents were held for field interrogation before release.
According to WAFA and local sources, forces also stormed Beit Awwa west of Hebron (Al-Khalil), converting a residential building into a temporary military post after ransacking its contents.
In Nablus, troops detained at least 18 Palestinians following hours-long searches in the eastern districts and Askar refugee camp.
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Hospitals Raided
In southern Hebron, Israeli forces entered Mohammed Ali al-Mohtaseb Hospital, assaulting staff and patients and searching wards, according to local medical accounts.
Road closures tightened across the city and surrounding villages, while residents reported deliberate obstruction of movement.
Meanwhile in Masafer Yatta, soldiers raided homes in Khirbet al-Majaz, causing damage inside residential buildings.
Settlers accompanied by soldiers also entered the Bedouin community of Jabal al-Baba near al-Eizariya.
The raids follow a pattern Palestinian officials say is designed to pressure communities located near settlement expansion zones.
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Expanding Control
The operations come days after Israeli ministers approved new land registration and governance measures in the occupied West Bank, reported by Israeli media.
The decisions allow broader demolition authority, increased access to Palestinian land records, and expanded administrative control — steps widely described by legal experts as consolidating de-facto annexation.
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Military Scandal
Alongside the raids, a separate development shook the Israeli security establishment.
Hebrew media reported the arrest of reserve soldiers suspected of exploiting classified information to place bets on military and security events through an online prediction-market platform.
According to the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation and I24 News, the suspects allegedly used sensitive operational intelligence obtained during service to predict military developments and profit financially.
Prosecutors filed serious charges including national security violations, bribery, and obstruction of justice.
Investigators believe the activity dates back to 2025, when unusually accurate bets predicted key developments in the 12-day confrontation with Iran — including the timing of attacks and ceasefire announcements.
Israeli authorities described the case as a “grave breach crossing red lines,” acknowledging the information originated from within the military and internal security system.
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Military Drill in Eilat
At the same time, the Israeli army conducted a military exercise in the southern city of Eilat and the Arava region, according to Maariv.
The drill simulated “worst-case scenarios,” including missile strikes on the city, infiltration attempts across the Jordanian border, and maritime attacks from the Red Sea.
Military sources said the exercise also prepared forces for possible attacks originating from Yemen toward the Gulf of Eilat.
(QNN, Al Mayadeen, PC, Israeli Media)
Horrifyed by zionists crimes assaulting palestinian hospitals nearby Hebron, killing children and parents… !!!
wow, “a grave breach crossing red lines”!? I would be smeared as ‘antisemitic’ if I said out loud that Israelis think nothing of slaughtering, raping and starving civilians, but cheating a fellow Israeli out of a dime is going too far. Yet, that is exactly what Israel is saying.