Israeli Forces Kill Two, Abduct Dozens in West Bank Raids

Israeli occupation forces killed two Palestinians and abducted at least twenty-one others during widespread military invasions across the occupied West Bank on Tuesday. Soldiers deployed in multiple cities, demolishing structures and restricting movement while illegal paramilitary colonizers attacked residents and seized land in various locations throughout the region.

In Nablus, soldiers killed twenty-eight-year-old Abdul-Karim Mohammad Salem Khader during a siege on a home in Ad-Deeriya area of Aqraba. The army surrounded the residence, demanded surrender, and threatened demolition before partially destroying the structure. Medics were barred from reaching Khader, whose body was subsequently abducted by the occupying forces after the operation concluded.

Tulkarem witnessed significant violence as forces closed the Central Zakat Committee headquarters in Ertah suburb. Workers from Gaza were forced out, and crews later found the body of As’ad Mleiha inside under unknown circumstances. Soldiers also demolished an agricultural facility owned by farmer Ibrahim Abu Zohri in Shweika suburb and ordered residents near the refugee camp to evacuate for alleged detonations.

Jerusalem forces maintained a strict siege on Anata town and Shu’fat refugee camp, disrupting life for approximately eighty thousand Palestinians. Troops tore up main water lines, closed schools, and paralyzed commercial activity. Soldiers abducted dozens of residents, including former prisoner John Qaqish, and converted private homes into field interrogation centers while damaging essential infrastructure extensively.

In Bethlehem, troops deployed in Manger Square and abducted two children, Farid Rami Al-Hreimi and Saadi Raed Al-‘Adam. Soldiers assaulted Al-‘Adam’s mother during the arrest. Meanwhile, colonizers struck child Ayoub Mazen Shafiq with a vehicle in Abu Njeim village and expanded an illegal outpost in Al-Minya village by seizing more Palestinian land and destroying water infrastructure.

Jenin and Tubas saw further abductions and demolitions, including a livestock structure in Silat ath-Thaher. Colonizers blocked roads to Northern Yarza community with stones. In Hebron, settlers gathered under military protection in Sa’ir town while forces demolished homes in Masafer Yatta, rendering families homeless. These actions reflect escalating measures against Palestinian communities across the occupied territories.