Israeli Forces Conduct Widespread Raids and Arrests Across West Bank

Israeli forces launched extensive raids and incursions across multiple areas of the occupied West Bank on Thursday, leading to arrests and confrontations in some locations. During the operations, dozens of homes were searched, their contents damaged, and Palestinians were subjected to field interrogations and mistreatment. The Palestinian Prisoners Club reported that eight Palestinians were arrested, including five brothers from the same family. In the Tubas Governorate, six Palestinians were detained in the town of Aqaba, according to Kamal Bani Ouda, Director of the Palestinian Prisoners Club in Tubas. The arrested individuals in Tubas included brothers Tareq, Taha, Jamal, Jalal, and Asaad Hassan Ghannam, along with Mahmoud Suleiman Abu Ara. Israeli forces also raided the Dheisheh refugee camp near Bethlehem, arresting Hamza Khaled Mustafa Abed Rabbo. Local sources indicated that during the raid on the camp, forces damaged the Hall of Prisoners and Martyrs and removed pictures of the late Palestinian President Yasser Arafat. In the Jenin Governorate, Ahmad Mamoun Najm was arrested in the village of Siris. Raids also occurred in Aqabat Jabr camp in Jericho, the town of Burqa east of Ramallah, and the town of Ya'bad southwest of Jenin. In Nablus, Israeli forces entered the city from the Deir Sharaf checkpoint, reinforced by military convoys, and conducted raids resulting in the arrest of five Palestinians. The Qalqilya Governorate also saw raids in the city, the Al-Qaryan neighborhood, and the towns of Azzun and Kafr Thilth. In the Hebron Governorate, raids targeted the Fawar and Al-Aroub refugee camps, as well as the village of Al-Majd west of Dura, with several Palestinians arrested. These actions are part of ongoing operations in the West Bank involving house searches, interrogations, and detentions. A report by the International Commission to Support Palestinian Prisoners stated that 804 arrests and re-arrests occurred in the West Bank, including Jerusalem, in October, a 20% increase from September. Hebron recorded the highest number of arrests with 322, followed by Nablus with 134, and Qalqilya with 118. Separately, the Palestine Center for Prisoners Studies documented over 600 arrests in the West Bank and Jerusalem during October, including 14 women and 42 children.