A wave of Israeli occupation military operations and settler violence swept across the West Bank at dawn Tuesday, following a shooting operation near Jerusalem, as occupation forces tightened a comprehensive siege on several towns.
The escalation began in Hebron, where Israeli occupation forces blew up the home of prisoner Thabet Masalma in the Badala neighborhood of Beit Awwa. Masalma is accused of participating in a shooting operation at the Al-Khader junction near Bethlehem approximately eight months ago, which led to the death of an Israeli settler and injuries to three others.During the raid, clashes erupted, leading Israeli occupation soldiers to fire live ammunition and toxic tear gas. Two Palestinians were wounded by live fire, and dozens of others suffered from suffocation.
Early this morning, Israeli occupation forces detontated the home of Palestinian detainee Thabet Masalmeh’s family in Beit Awwa, south of the occupied West Bank, in an act of revenge targeting the family members.
Israel claims that Masalmeh was involved in a resistance operation… pic.twitter.com/GSI6L5OJaV
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) September 9, 2025
For a second consecutive day, the Israeli enemy also raided several towns south of Jenin, including Qabatiya, Misiliya, al-Jadidah, and Meithalun. Occupation forces stormed and searched homes, vandalizing their contents in the process.
BREAKING: Israeli occupation forces just embarked on the demolition of slain Palestinian youth Abdel Raouf Al-Masri in the occupied West Bank province of Tubas. pic.twitter.com/oYnHY3q4XI
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) September 9, 2025
Concurrently, groups of Israeli settlers launched attacks on Palestinian towns. The villages of Burin, Aqraba, and Deir Sharaf in the Nablus district were targeted, with settlers throwing stones at vehicles on main roads.
Last night, Israeli settler militias burned a plant nursery during a terror attack on the village of Dier Sharaf in the northern occupied West Bank. pic.twitter.com/M9iwMu9vFC
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) September 9, 2025
The crackdown was heavily focused northwest of Jerusalem in the aftermath of Monday’s operation. The occupation army imposed a comprehensive cordon on towns in the area. Occupation forces raided the home of martyr Muhammad Taha in the town of Qatanna. An engineering team conducted a survey and excavated the walls in preparation for its imminent demolition.
Israeli occupation forces block an ambulance from passing as they continue to shut down the only road leading to the northwestern countryside of the Al-Quds province in the occupied West Bank. pic.twitter.com/N9W4qcgg3o
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) September 9, 2025
The WAFA news agency reported that the occupation forces closed the main entrance to the town of Biddu—a tunnel connecting it to the town of al-Jib—effectively obstructing the movement of approximately 70,000 Palestinians who rely on it as their only main road.
For the second day in a row, Israeli occupation forces continue to impose massive restrictions on movement into and out of the northwestern countryside of the Al-Quds province in the occupied West Bank. pic.twitter.com/ZwznnE2IDp
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) September 9, 2025
Source: Agencies (edited and translated by Al-Manar English Website)
