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by IMEMC News
April 5, 2026

Israeli occupation forces carried out multiple invasions across the occupied West Bank on Saturday, abducting Palestinians, assaulting residents, and imposing movement restrictions in several areas, including occupied Jerusalem and Hebron in the southern West Bank.

The operations reflected a broad escalation marked by home invasions, violent assaults, and the deployment of military roadblocks.

In occupied Jerusalem, Israeli forces invaded the towns of Al‑‘Eizariya and ‘Anata, breaking into homes and abducting three Palestinians. Local sources reported that two of those taken were brothers, Ahmad and Ajwad ‘Odeh Salama, seized during the invasion of ‘Anata. A third individual was abducted in Al‑‘Eizariya, though his identity had not yet been confirmed.

In Hebron in the southern West Bank, Israeli forces abducted three Palestinians, including a woman, after invading several neighborhoods and violently assaulting residents.

Media sources identified the abducted individuals as Bassam Mo’taz Al‑Junaidi and Zakariya Abdullah Al‑Atrash from the city of Hebron, and Bara’a Mohammad Al‑‘Awawda, 27, from the town of Ethna to the west.

Soldiers broke into homes, beat residents, and caused extensive destruction to household belongings. In the village of Al‑Burj west of Doura, troops invaded the home of Jibreel Badr Al‑Talakhma and severely beat him, causing injuries to his head, abdomen, and chest.

Another young man, Rafat Kashour, was assaulted after soldiers broke into his home in the nearby village of Beit Al‑Roush Al‑Fauqa.

Later in the evening, Israeli forces stationed along the Annexation Wall west of Beit Ulla, northwest of Hebron, shot and injured a Palestinian man.

Medical sources said he was struck in the back with live ammunition and transferred to a hospital, where his condition was described as moderate.

Residents noted that Israeli forces have recently intensified their pursuit of Palestinians near the Wall in the Hebron area, frequently firing live rounds toward them.

In the northern Jordan Valley, the soldiers abducted a man and his son from Khirbet Al‑Makhoul. The director of the Prisoners’ Society office in Tubas in the northeastern West Bank, Kamal Bani ‘Odeh, identified them as Yousef Hussein Bisharat and his son Hussein.

Israeli forces also carried out invasions in the central West Bank. In the village of Abu Falah, northeast of Ramallah, military vehicles patrolled residential streets during an evening invasion, though no abductions were reported.

In the nearby village of Al‑Mughayyer, soldiers installed a military roadblock at the western entrance and prevented Palestinian vehicles from passing in either direction.

This is currently the only accessible entrance to the village, as the eastern road has been closed for more than two years. A separate invasion was reported in the village of ‘Abwein, north of Ramallah, where troops entered the area without carrying out abductions.

In Nablus in the northern West Bank, Israeli forces assaulted a Palestinian Red Crescent ambulance crew in the town of Beita after invading the area and firing live rounds and tear gas. No abductions were reported during that incident.

In Tulkarem in the northwestern West Bank, Israeli forces abducted a young man, Ma’n Ziyad Hamed, from the area of ‘Ezbet Shufa southeast of the city. Local sources said soldiers pursued his vehicle in the Wadi Al‑Teen area near the village of Kafra, south of Tulkarem, and opened fire at it before taking him into custody.

These incidents formed part of a wider pattern of intensified Israeli military activity across the occupied West Bank, involving repeated invasions, assaults on civilians, and the continued use of military roadblocks restricting Palestinian movement.

Between Friday night and Saturday morning, Israeli occupation forces carried out a series of invasions across multiple areas of the occupied West Bank, abducting at least 15 Palestinians and subjecting several communities to extensive military operations.

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