Palestinian resistance fighters confronted Israeli occupation forces who had surrounded a house in the town of Aqaba, located north of Tubas in the northeastern West Bank.
Israeli occupation forces storm the city of Tubas in the occupied West Bank. pic.twitter.com/Yxq3ICSY0L
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The Israeli incursion, accompanied by extensive aerial reconnaissance, sparked fierce fighting on Saturday as additional troops were deployed to the area. According to the Palestinian news agency WAFA, a 50-year-old man was shot by Israeli occupation forces, who also detained a local youth.
The al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, reported intense exchanges of fire as they targeted Israeli infantry and snipers. During the siege, the brigades managed to detonate an explosive device against Israeli occupation vehicles.
Separately, the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, an armed faction of Fatah, also engaged Israeli occupation forces with heavy machine gun fire around the besieged house.
The clashes came as Israeli occupation troops carried out raids in other West Bank cities, including Nablus, where resistance fighters successfully targeted a military bulldozer with an explosive device.
Israeli occupation forces besiege a residential building during their raid in the town of ’Aqqaba, north of Tubas, in the occupied West Bank. pic.twitter.com/o4qtwaOP9w
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Israeli occupation forces also stormed the towns of Tulkarm, Birzeit and Kobar, opening fire on a vehicle and interrogating residents in their homes.
Source: Agencies (edited and translated by Al-Manar English Website)
