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by IMEMC News
March 23, 2026

Israeli occupation forces invaded several areas across the occupied West Bank at dawn on Monday, breaking into homes, assaulting residents, and abducting multiple Palestinians in coordinated operations spanning Salfit in the central West Bank, Hebron in the southern West Bank, and Ramallah in the central West Bank.

In Salfit in the central West Bank, Israeli forces invaded the city of Salfit, broke into several homes, and abducted five residents identified as Aws Younes, Ghassan Al‑Halabi, Dia’ Al‑Asmar, Alaa’ Al‑Asmar, and Abdullah Shahin.

Local sources reported that soldiers searched the homes extensively and interrogated family members before taking the men away.

In the nearby town of Deir Istiya, also in the Salfit governorate, troops invaded the community, broke into the home of Yousef Suleiman Abdul-Rahman, and abducted his two sons, Humam and Mohammad.

North of Deir Istiya, illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers attacked the area of ‘Ezbet Maghar Al‑Asmar, firing live rounds toward Palestinian homes and agricultural land. No injuries were reported, but residents said the attack caused panic among the families.

Illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers also carried out attacks north of Salfit, while the military installed additional military roadblocks around Hebron and obstructed movement on major roads.

In Hebron in the southern West Bank, Israeli forces carried out a wide campaign of invasions and home break‑ins, abducting seven Palestinians, including journalist Lama Khater from her home.

Soldiers broke into homes in several neighborhoods of the city, assaulting residents, and ransacking property before abducting Mohammad Hashem Al‑Haimouni, Adel Mohammad Al‑Ja’bari, Shadi Nimer Burqan, in addition to Lama Khater.

Troops also invaded the Al‑‘Arroub refugee camp north of Hebron and abducted Ma’n Naif Al‑Badawi, while in the town of Al‑Shuyukh northeast of Hebron, they abducted Laith Al‑Halaiqa.

Following the abductions, Israeli forces installed multiple military roadblocks at the entrances of Hebron’s towns, villages, and refugee camps, and closed several main and secondary roads using iron gates, concrete blocks, and earth mounds, severely restricting movement for thousands of residents.

In the central West Bank, Israeli forces invaded the town of Birzeit north of Ramallah at dawn, deploying military vehicles throughout the streets.

Local sources said the soldiers patrolled several neighborhoods before withdrawing; no abductions were reported.

The invasions and abductions come amid a continued escalation of Israeli military operations across the occupied West Bank, where daily incursions, home break‑ins, and movement restrictions have intensified in recent months.

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