Israeli Forces Raid West Bank; Settlers Attack Palestinian Villages

Israeli forces conducted widespread raids across multiple areas of the West Bank overnight, including house searches and arrests. Concurrently, Israeli settlers carried out attacks in several locations. In the Ramallah area, the Israeli army entered Kafr Malik village and the Umm Al-Sharaet neighborhood in Al-Bireh. Settlers set a house on fire during an attack on the village of Burqa, east of Ramallah.

The military's incursions extended to other West Bank towns, including Kafr ad-Dik west of Salfit, Jericho, and Qalqilya, where extensive searches and arrests took place. In northern areas, the army raided Balata refugee camp east of Nablus, arresting a young man named Basem Marshoud after searching his home. Raids and arrests were also reported in Kafr Qaddum, east of Qalqilya, and in Bani Naim, east of Hebron.

In Jenin, the army conducted searches and arrests during an ongoing raid in Ya'bad. Forces also entered the Al-Mahjar neighborhood in Nur Shams refugee camp in Tulkarm, searching homes. In another incident in Tulkarm Governorate, the army entered an area in Kafr Qallin, north of the governorate, where a wedding was taking place.

In the southern Hebron area, a large Israeli police force was dispatched to settler outposts in the Wadi Al-Rakhaim area, south of Yatta, following settler attacks. Local sources reported that settlers attacked the Wadi Ajihish area east of As-Samu, burning vehicles and damaging property in citizens' homes. They also attacked the home of a citizen named Yousef Shenaran in Wadi Al-Rakhaim.

These events occurred amidst heightened tensions in several parts of the West Bank.