Israeli occupation pressed on with its oppressive raids across the West Bank, killing and staging an arrest campaign in several areas.
Two Palestinians were martyred, including a teenager, in clashes that erupted as Israeli occupation forces (IOF) raided Al-Fawwar refugee camp south of Al-Khalil (Hebron), Palestinian media reported.
Palestinian Health Ministry identified the martyrs as Ibrahim Majed Al-Titi, 31, and Mohammad Yousef Yaghi, 17, who were initially injured but then succumbed to wounds.
Two Palestinians were injured during raids by Israeli occupation forces in Al-Fawwar camp in Hebron. pic.twitter.com/d2GShqRWla
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) December 26, 2023
Israeli occupation forces brutally raided the refugee camp and fired live bullets and stun grenades towards Palestinian citizens, killing the two martyrs, Palestinian media reported, citing local sources.
Elsewhere in Nur Shams refugee camp, east of Tulkarm, the IOF destroyed a Palestinian house at the entrance of the refugee camp.
Palestinian sources reported fierce confrontations in the area after an Israeli force, consisted of occupation forces, military vehicles and bulldozers, raided the camp, Palestinian sources reported, noting that occupation forces also deployed reconnaissance aircrafts to Tulkarm.
During clashes, Palestinian resistance fighters, who were defending the camp against the Israeli incursion, managed to detonate an Israeli bulldozer.
Arrest Campaign
Meanwhile, the Israeli occupation staged an arrest campaign that took place in several areas across the West Bank.
The IOF raided, at dawn on Tuesday, the house of the prominent leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine Khalida Jarrar in the city of al-Bireh, adjacent to Ramallah, and detained her.
Israel’s forces arrest my mother, Khalida Jarrar, from our home in Ramallah, West Bank, #palestine#Israel #GazaGenocide https://t.co/xsT0iZ0RB1
— Yafa Jarrar (@YafaJarrar) December 26, 2023
The Israeli occupation released Khalida Jarrar in September 2021, after two years of detention.
Elsewhere in Beit Fajjar, south of Bethlehem, the IOF also detained journalist Hamad Taqatqa from his home.
BREAKING| Israeli forces kidnap journalist Hamad Taqatqah after breaking into his house in the south of Bethlehem in the West Bank. pic.twitter.com/FG939Nqqx7
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) December 26, 2023
Simultaneously, the IOF detained liberated detainee Ihsan Shtayyeh in Ramallah, and liberated detainee Rashad Karaja, who serves as the head of the Safa Village Council, after they raided their homes, according to Quds News Network.
Source: Al-Manar English Website and Palestinian media
