Occupation forces raid Balata refugee camp in Nablus, and settler terror besieges Qalqilya and the Jordan Valley

A large number of military patrols stormed the eastern area of Nablus city. The occupied West Bank governorates witnessed, since the dawn hours of Sunday, a dangerous wave of field escalation, with roles divided between the Israeli occupation army forces and settler gangs, represented by a series of military incursions, arrests, armed attacks on homes, and even besieging educational institutions.

In a remarkable military development, sources reported that a large number of military patrols stormed the eastern area of Nablus city, before establishing their positions at the main entrance to and around "Balata refugee camp."

The sources indicated that the operation was accompanied by an intensive and dangerous deployment of infantry teams between the alleys, amidst an atmosphere charged with tension. In a related context, another force raided the village of "Duma" south of the city, and arrested the young man Muhammad Mustafa Dawabsheh after destroying the contents of his home.

To the north, Jenin was not spared from the occupation's brutality, as vehicles stormed the "Jabal Abu Dhahir" neighborhood, raided a residential building and searched several homes, before spreading around the "Cinema Roundabout" and the main market, where soldiers deliberately smashed street vendors' carts in a retaliatory act targeting citizens' livelihoods.

In another chapter of settler terror, the family of citizen Hijazi Yamin in the village of "Fara'ata" east of Qalqilya experienced moments of horror, after settlers from the "Havat Gilad" settlement attacked their home with stones.

Yamin confirmed that the settlers unleashed a wild dog towards the family members, causing panic among the children, noting that this attack is the second within a week, and aims to force them to leave their home adjacent to the settlement.

As for the northern Jordan Valley, violations reached the sanctity of educational institutions, where settlers obstructed the access of educational staff to the "Al-Maleh School," attempting to prevent the start of the school day, according to the director of Tubas education. This coincided with the erection of a new settlement tent in "Khirbet Samra," in a step aimed at seizing more pastoral lands.

In the context of collective punishment, occupation forces continue for the second day to close the main entrance to the town of "Turmus Ayya" north of Ramallah, exacerbating the suffering of citizens, as part of the checkpoint policy, which has reached 916 checkpoints in the West Bank, including 243 gates established after October 7th.