Israeli forces’ deadly raids across the occupied West Bank have resulted in the deaths of at least two Palestinians.
Osama Abu al-Hija, 25, was killed late on Tuesday in Jenin, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry as a result of an Israeli airstrike.
Ayman Fadi Qasim Naji, 23, was killed after suffering injuries in an attack by Israeli forces in the Irtah suburb, according to the Wafa news agency.
According to the report, Israeli forces detained him late on Tuesday and later handed the Red Crescent his body. Residents reported hearing a lot of gunfire as Israeli forces surrounded several homes and deployed reinforcements while carrying out the operation, adding that Naji was hurt in the gunfire.
Residents continued that Israeli forces held him until he bled to death rather than allowing medical professionals to rescue him.
A significant, deadly Israeli operation in Jenin is about to start its second week and expand in the northern West Bank. Palestinians who are injured in the occupied territory have frequently been denied emergency medical care by Israeli forces.
When attempting to save someone, emergency personnel frequently received gunfire as well.
A Palestinian youth’s home was destroyed by Israeli forces on Tuesday night, along with a family home north of Tulkarem that they had destroyed in May 2024.
As Israeli snipers kept watch, Israeli forces used a bulldozer to destroy Tamer Raafat Fuqaha’s home, according to Wafa.
After Israeli forces surrounded the house he was staying in, another young man, named Mahmoud Amin Abu Hamdeh, was also detained.
Israeli forces , also raided the house of An’ad Abu al-Khair Tahaineh in Silat al-Harithiya, west of Jenin, ransacking its contents before arresting him.
At least 884 Palestinians have been killed across the occupied West Bank as a result of Israeli forces and settlers’ attacks since Israel’s war on Gaza began in October 2023. Another 6, 700 have been wounded while at least 14, 400 have been detained.
For two weeks running, the Israeli army has been carrying out a major operation in Jenin backed by armoured vehicles, drones and attack helicopters, killing at least 16 Palestinians, according to Palestinian health authorities.
According to earlier reports from the mayor of Jenin, Mohammad Jarrar, about 15, 000 residents have been forced to flee the city and its refugee camp as a result of the ongoing major Israeli operation.
Israeli forces in Nablus increased the restrictions on movement at four checkpoints leading to the city, creating severe traffic jams and stranding thousands of Palestinians for excruciating hours.
Following a raid, two homes and two businesses were searched in Kashika Street, the city’s main thoroughfares, on Tuesday.
On Tuesday night, separate raids took place in several Ramallah villages.
Within hours of the release of 90 Palestinian prisoners as part of the Gaza ceasefire, Israel has been enforcing military restrictions throughout the occupied West Bank.
Without search warrants, the raids have been carried out in areas that are currently under the control of the Palestinian Authority.
Source: Aljazeera
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