Raids, arrests, and curfew imposed in the West Bank

Israeli occupation forces launched a campaign of arrests and raids in the West Bank at dawn and early Wednesday morning, and imposed a curfew.

In Jenin, Israeli occupation forces have continued to impose a curfew in the town of Ya'bad since yesterday evening, turning homes into military barracks and observation points, and arresting young men.

Ya'bad Municipality said that Israeli occupation forces stormed the town yesterday evening with a large number of military vehicles and infantry units, imposed a curfew, raided a large number of homes in the town, searched them, destroyed their contents, and stole gold jewelry and money.

She added that these forces detained a number of young men, interrogated them in the field, and arrested some of them.

It should be noted that the occupation forces declared a curfew in the town until further notice, and launched a campaign of arrests against citizens.

Villages and towns in the Jenin Governorate are witnessing repeated incursions by Israeli occupation forces, including arrests, raids on homes and businesses, and searches and attacks on citizens and their property.

In Bethlehem, the occupation forces arrested Amer Rabaya from the town of Al-Ubeidiya and Diaa Khader Salah from the town of Al-Khader, after raiding and searching their homes.

The occupation forces also raided the towns of Husan, Za'tara, Dar Salah, and Nahalin, raiding several homes without making any arrests.

In Ramallah, occupation forces stormed the town of Beitunia and arrested Yaqoub Sharaka after raiding and searching his home.

They also raided the village of Deir Ibzi', west of Ramallah, without any arrests or house raids.

In Nablus, the occupation forces stormed Balata camp, raided and searched a number of homes, wreaked havoc, and arrested the brothers Nasser and Jamal Mutab.

They also raided the villages of Duma, Beit Dajan, Beita, and Kafr Qallil in the governorate, and roamed their streets. No raids or arrests were reported.

In Tubas, special forces infiltrated the town of Tammun, followed by military reinforcements, while reconnaissance aircraft flew at low altitudes.

Meanwhile, the occupation forces raided a large number of citizens' homes and conducted field investigations with young men.

The director of the Prisoners Club in Tubas, Kamal Bani Odeh, indicated that the occupation forces detained 17 citizens for several hours before releasing them.

In Hebron, the occupation forces arrested from the city: Moamen Awida Abdul Karim Misk, Karim Misk, Yousef Ghassan Al-Natsheh, Zaid Tariq Al-Natsheh, Anas Al-Natsheh, Hamouda Hussein Al-Natsheh, and Abdullah Al-Qawasmi.

Meanwhile, the forces arrested Hussein Ahmed Al-Haih from the town of Surif, northwest of Hebron, and Nazir Muhammad Kamil Nassar from the town of Dura.

The occupation forces also raided the neighborhoods of Al-Dhaher, Safa, Beit Za'ata, Asida, and the center of the town, stormed a number of citizens' homes and commercial stores, searched them, smashed their external and internal doors, and furniture, and seized sums of money from the home of lawyer Khaled Qawqas, and 3 mobile communication devices from the home of citizen Maher Ibrahim Sabarneh, and seized a vehicle belonging to former prisoner Jalal Ahmed Brighith.

The forces also arrested three former prisoners from Beit Ummar: Suleiman Jawdat Suleiman Bahr (25 years old), Karim Ibrahim Hamdi Abu Maria (27 years old), and Khattab Wahid Hamdi Abu Maria (22 years old), and took them to Etzion camp, north of Hebron. They also prevented a number of citizens from reaching a mosque in the center of the town to perform the dawn prayer.