Israeli Army Withdraws Its Forces from Qabatiya South of Jenin After Two-Day Aggression

The Israeli Army withdrew its forces from the town of Qabatiya south of Jenin, in the northern occupied West Bank, on Saturday-Sunday night, following an aggression it began on Friday, in the wake of a ramming and stabbing operation that the army said its perpetrator hails from the town.

Local sources said that Israeli vehicles were seen withdrawing from the town of Qabatiya, while the army evacuated several houses it had previously turned into military barracks, and detained about 50 Palestinians in them.

The sources indicated that the army interrogated the Palestinians in the field and tortured them for several hours, before releasing most of them while keeping the father and brother of the operation's perpetrator detained.

The Israeli Army had announced on Friday its intention to carry out a military operation in Qabatiya on the pretext that the perpetrator of the ramming and stabbing incident in northern Israel, which resulted in the death of two Israelis and the injury of two others, belongs to the town.

The Israeli aggression caused significant destruction to the infrastructure, streets, and some houses, while the Qabatiya municipality began opening internal roads that were closed by Israeli bulldozers with earthen barriers.

The Palestinian Prime Ministry stated in a statement that Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa called the mayor of Qabatiya, Ahmed Zakarneh, and instructed various competent authorities to stand by the town's needs.

The statement said that "Mustafa issued directives to all competent authorities in government institutions and departments and emergency committees to deal with the effects of the aggression on the town, and to utilize all available capabilities to address the sabotage operations in the infrastructure and properties, and to work on resuming the services provided to citizens, primarily the regularity of school education in the town."

The Israeli Army has been continuing a broad aggression in the northern West Bank since January 21, 2025, which it began in Jenin camp and then expanded to the camps of Nour Shams and Tulkarm.

Since then, the army has imposed a strict siege on the three camps, and continues to destroy the infrastructure, homes, and shops of citizens, leading to the displacement of about 50,000 Palestinians, according to official data.