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by IMEMC News
March 25, 2024

On Sunday and before dawn Monday, Israeli forces invaded various regions of the occupied West Bank, and abducted at least sixteen Palestinians.

Jenin

In the northern West Bank, Israeli forces abducted a Palestinian citizen of the Jenin governorate, Anas Bashir Rafiq Sadaqa, when he attempted to pass through a military roadblock near Nablus, on Sunday night.

Late Sunday night, Israeli soldiers invaded the town of Silat ad-Dhahr and the village of Arabbuna, southwest and northeast of Jenin, sparking protests among local Palestinians.

It was added that the army also invaded the villages of Deir Ghazaleh, Arrana, Al-Jalamah, Faqqu’a, Jalbun, and Fandaqumiya and conducted search operations.

Qalqilia

According to Palestine TV, Israeli forces invaded and ransacked the home of Ali Suwaidan, before abducting him in the town of Azzun, east of Qalqilia in the northwestern part of the West Bank.

Jericho

Before dawn on Monday, occupation forces invaded the Aqabat Jaber refugee camp, south of Jericho in the Jordan Valley, stormed many citizens’ homes and interrogated their residents.

Ramallah

On Sunday at dawn, occupation forces stormed the village of Al-Lubban al-Gharbi, northwest of Ramallah in the central occupied West Bank, sparking protests.

The army broke into and ransacked the homes of Khaled Zaki Hamidi, 30, Maan Riyad Khalil Radi, 23, Khalil Ayed Khalil Radi, 31, and Osama Ayed Khalil Radi, before abducting them.

It was added that soldier fired tear gas canisters at those who resisted the incursion; no injuries were reported.

On Sunday night, soldiers invaded the town of Beitunia, west of Ramallah, and fired tear gas canisters in the vicinity of the “Al Nahda” School; no injuries were reported.

Occupied Jerusalem

On Sunday morning, Israeli forces invaded and ransacked the homes of Abdul Rahman Al-Bashiti and Ahmed Najeeb, in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in occupied Jerusalem before abducting them.

The two young men were then transferred to the Al-Maskobiyya detention center in occupied Jerusalem.

On Sunday night, Israeli forces stormed the Al-Qibli prayer hall in the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, and forcibly evacuated it.

Media sources added that the army abducted an unidentified young man near Bab al-Amoud (Damascus Gate), one of the main gates to the Old City.

Bethlehem

Occupation forces abducted, on Sunday morning, Ismail Yousef Taqatqa, 37, Alaa Muhammad Mohsen Thawabta, 35, and Nabil Hassan Taqatqa, 23, after storming and searching their homes in Beit Fajjar town, southwest of Bethlehem in the southern West Bank.

Furthermore, on Sunday night, the army stormed the town of Husan, west of Bethlehem, which triggered protests from local Palestinian youths.

Soldiers forced shops in the “Al-Muteena” area to close and impeded the movement of citizens, while firing tear gas canisters and concussion grenades; no injuries were reported.

Hebron

Israeli forces invaded and ransacked the homes of Abdel Salam Salaima, Ahmed Dweik, Anas Ghaith, and Bahaa Harbi Maslama, before abducting him in the town of Beit Awwa, west of Hebron in the southern West Bank.

Media sources added that occupation forces invaded the towns of Sa’ir northeast of Hebron and Surif to the northwest, and broke into several citizens homes.

In the afternoon, occupation forces abducted an unidentified Palestinian man at a military roadblock in the Old City of Hebron.

Before dawn on Monday, Israeli forces invaded several citizens’ homes in the Al-Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron, sparking protests.

Soldiers fired live rounds, tear gas canisters, and concussion grenades at those who resisted the incursion without causing injuries.

According to the Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS), Israeli forces have abducted 7,755 Palestinians since the beginning of the military onslaught against the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023.

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