Israeli Forces Raid West Bank, Demolish Martyrs' Shrine at Birzeit University
Translated & summarized from Arab48 by baba
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- Israeli forces conducted widespread raids and arrests across the West Bank on Monday.
- A shrine honoring martyrs at Birzeit University was demolished by Israeli forces.
- Dozens of homes were raided, and residents were detained for questioning.
- Children and an activist were among those arrested during the operations.
- The raids are part of a continuous escalation of Israeli military activity in the West Bank.
Israeli forces conducted widespread raids and incursions across multiple areas of the occupied West Bank on Monday, leading to arrests and confrontations. The forces searched dozens of homes, detaining residents for field interrogations, and reportedly vandalizing property. In the Nablus governorate, forces raided the towns of Beita and 'Awrafa, and the town of Deir Sharaf west of Nablus, arresting several individuals. Local sources reported the arrest of two children, Karim Mar'i Mousa and Farouk Anmar Nofal, during a raid on the town of Qusain, west of Nablus.
In the Jenin governorate, Israeli forces entered the town of Silat al-Harithiya, west of the governorate, and raided homes in the village of Faqqu'a, east of Jenin, and the town of Muthalith south of it. In the Tubas governorate, forces continued their raids in the town of Tamoun, south of the governorate, arresting a young man identified as Baraa Al-Khudeir and the wife of a wanted individual named Samar Samara, according to local sources.
In the Ramallah and al-Bireh governorate, forces raided the al-Masayef neighborhood in al-Bireh and a house in the area. Activist Samar Hamad was arrested after her home was raided in Ramallah, local sources reported. In a related incident, Israeli forces, accompanied by a military bulldozer and reinforcements, raided the campus of Birzeit University north of Ramallah, detaining a university security guard. Local sources also reported that the forces demolished a shrine honoring the university's martyrs and seized the site.
In the Bethlehem governorate, forces arrested Louay Anwar Dirieh from the town of Beit Fajjar, south of the governorate, after raiding and searching his father's home, according to the Palestinian Prisoners' Club. These incursions are part of a continuous escalation by Israeli forces in the West Bank, involving widespread home raids and arrests of Palestinians from various segments of society, including children and women.
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