The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed several cities and refugee campsin the occupied west bank, resulting in deadly confrontations with Palestinian resistance fighters.
The raids began in the city of Nablus, where the IOF descended upon the vicinity of the National Hospital, the eastern district, the Askar refugee camp, and the town of Beita. However, the IOF were met with fierce resistance, as Palestinian fighters detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) in the Askar camp, leading to an exchange of fire.
Elsewhere, the IOF arrested several Palestinians, including liberated prisoner Salloum Jawde in Nablus and Jamil Abu Hashash in the Fawar refugee camp near Hebron. In Ramallah, a Palestinian woman was detained in the town of Kobar, while four others were arrested in the towns of Turmus Ayya and Burham.
The IOF also stormed the al-Dheisheh refugee camp in Bethlehem, leaving behind a trail of destruction after raiding the home of Palestinian Mounir al-Jaafari, who is currently being sought by the occupation forces.
The widespread crackdown has resulted in the forced displacement of an estimated 40,000 Palestinians from their homes across the West Bank, marking the highest recorded number since the occupation of the territories in 1967.
Israeli occupation forces fire flares over Nur Shams refugee camp in the occupied West Bank during the ongoing Israeli aggression on the camp for the past 24 days. pic.twitter.com/bcFPPgDGnO
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Separately, Hamas mourned the deaths of three of its members – Youssef Tayeh, Mohammad Baria, and Youssef al-Asmar – who were killed in an exchange of fire with the IOF after refusing to surrender during a raid on the al-Far’a refugee camp in Tubas.
The raids continued in Nablus, where a 15-year-old boy was injured by Israeli gunfire during confrontations in the town of Beita, and in the village of Tell, where clashes erupted as the IOF stormed Palestinian homes.
Source: Agencies (edited and translated by Al-Manar English Website)
