Israeli forces arrested at least 10 Palestinians, including a woman, and assaulted several others during raids across the occupied West Bank early on Saturday, as military restrictions and operations disrupted daily life in multiple areas.
Local sources told Anadolu that the arrests took place in the northern city of Nablus, where Israeli military vehicles entered several neighbourhoods and refugee camps, including Balata, Askar and Ein Beit al-Ma’.
The forces also evacuated a house in eastern Nablus and converted it into a military barracks, while conducting field interrogations of residents, the sources said.
Several young men were injured after being beaten by soldiers during raids in Balata refugee camp and Balata al-Balad.
Raids spread across northern West Bank
Israeli forces also raided the town of Tammun, south of Tubas, searching homes and tightening restrictions at the Ein Shibli checkpoint in the northern Jordan Valley, disrupting residents’ movement.
In Jenin province, troops raided homes in Al-Mughayyir village, east of the city, and entered the Wadi Burqin area southwest of Jenin.
In the southern occupied West Bank, Israeli forces closed a side road near the military gate at the entrance to Al-Fawwar refugee camp, south of Hebron.
Wedding reception and welcome gathering targeted
In the central occupied West Bank, Israeli forces raided Beitunia, west of Ramallah, and closed the entrance to Al-Mughayyir village, northeast of the city, preventing residents from entering or leaving, according to local sources.
The official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported that soldiers also raided a wedding reception in the village on Friday evening, firing tear gas at around 150 guests.
Four Palestinians, including the groom, Hassan Abu Aliya, were detained and assaulted before being released several hours later, the agency said.
In Jericho and the Jordan Valley, Israeli forces raided a venue prepared on Friday evening to welcome Mohammed Nasser al-Hindi, a recently released Jerusalem detainee. Soldiers dispersed those gathered and destroyed the venue’s contents, local sources said.
Escalating pressure since Gaza war
Attacks by Israeli forces and illegal settlers against Palestinians and their property in the occupied West Bank have intensified since Israel launched its war on Gaza in October 2023.
The incidents have included killings, arrests, home demolitions, arson and the destruction of agricultural land, alongside settlement expansion and the displacement of residents.
Palestinians warn that the escalating measures are paving the way for Israel’s formal annexation of the West Bank and undermining prospects for an independent Palestinian state in line with relevant UN resolutions.
