In the early hours of Monday, the Al-Quds Brigades – Nablus Brigade reported a fierce confrontation between its fighters and the occupation forces near Joseph’s Tomb. The resistance fighters confirmed that they were met with an onslaught of gunfire and successfully detonated an explosive device against the occupying forces. As tensions escalated, the occupation forces stormed the eastern area of Nablus, intensifying confrontations in the vicinity of Joseph’s Tomb.
A massive fire broke out after Israeli occupation forces deliberately torched a main market during a military raid on Nablus, north of the West Bank. pic.twitter.com/aUL5WYVQmr
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The Palestinian Red Crescent reported that during this turmoil, four journalists sustained suffocation injuries as the occupation forces advanced into the city. Eyewitnesses described flames engulfing the western facade of Nablus’s vegetable market, attributing the fire to occupation bulldozers that were deliberately igniting burning tires and tossing them into the market area.
At least 4 injuries were reported among journalists after the IOF targeted them with teargas canisters while they were trying to cover a military raid on Nablus, the West Bank. pic.twitter.com/koCcPP73cL
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In another significant development, the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades – Youth of Revenge and Liberation declared that their mujahideen retaliated against the occupation forces in the vicinity of Balata Camp and the eastern part of Nablus, emphasizing that the intruding soldiers were targeted with a heavy barrage of bullets. Meanwhile, reports from Palestinian media indicated a military crackdown by occupation forces in Ramallah’s Ain Misbah and Summer Resort neighborhoods, as well as the town of Beitin, which led to several arrests.
In the same context, the occupation forces detained Izz al-Din al-Shakhshir from the Balata al-Balad area, after raiding his house, searching it and tampering with its contents.
Shortly after withdrawing, the occupation forces stormed Nablus again from Jabal al-Tur area, raided several houses in the old city of the city, and detained two people.
قوات الاحتلال تعتقل خمسة شبان بعد اقتحام منازلهم في بلدة حوسان ببيت لحم فجر اليوم، وهم: مروان وزكي زعول وزيد وبلال حمامرة ومحمد أبو يابس. pic.twitter.com/FazWtPnGbX
— القسطل الإخباري (@AlQastalps) August 5, 2024
Within a 24-hour period, the Palestine Information Center “Maati” documented 12 acts of resistance against occupation soldiers in the West Bank, resulting in two deaths and four injuries among the occupation soldiers and settlers. These acts included a stabbing attack, multiple shooting operations, armed clashes, the detonation of explosives, and confrontations featuring stone throwing against occupation forces across two key areas in the West Bank.
As resistance escalated, Palestinians responded to settler attacks in Nablus, destroying one settler vehicle and wounding a settler in the process. Engagements also took place against the “Beit Illit” settlement in Bethlehem with Molotov cocktails, while resistance fighters in Jenin exchanged gunfire with occupation forces stationed at the Dotan checkpoint, alongside another shooting operation near Salem checkpoint.
قوات الاحتلال تقتحم محيط قبر يوسف في المنطقة الشرقية بمدينة نابلس لتأمين اقتحام المستوطنين. pic.twitter.com/woMbR6JnYU
— القسطل الإخباري (@AlQastalps) August 4, 2024
Confrontations also erupted in the town of Zabuba, Jenin district, where explosive devices were detonated, while armed skirmishes occurred in Qalqilya.
Source: Palestinian media (translated by Al-Manar English Website)
