In a series of violent confrontations across the occupied West Bank, at least one Palestinian was killed by Israeli occupation forces during a raid on the Balata refugee camp near Nablus.
Israeli army occupation assassinated 25-year-old Muhammad Brahma and withheld his body in the city of Qalqilya, the occupied West Bank. pic.twitter.com/n0LhzEs35Z
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) December 12, 2024
The al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, reported fierce battles with Israeli occupation troops who stormed multiple areas around the al-Ein and Balata camps. The brigades said their fighters exchanged heavy fire with the Israeli occupation forces and detonated explosives, resulting in confirmed injuries to the Israeli side.
Separately, the al-Quds Brigades in Jenin reported that their fighters engaged Israeli occupation troops who had stormed several areas of Qabatiya town, showering the forces with artillery fire and explosive devices.
The deadly clashes came amid a widespread campaign of arrests carried out by the Israeli military across the West Bank. In the southern city of Hebron, 15 Palestinians were detained, while 17 were arrested in Jericho. Further north, one person was detained in Silat al-Harithiya near Jenin, and two others were seized in Nablus.
Confrontations also erupted when Israeli occupation forces entered the village of Madama south of Nablus, with the military firing live ammunition, tear gas and stun grenades at Palestinian youths. The troops also stormed the town of Burqa in the Nablus governorate.
Incursions were also reported in the towns of Silwad and Deir Jarir east of Ramallah, as well as in the village of Marda in the Salfit district, where the Israeli forces used sonic grenades.
Israeli occupation forces storm the town of Qaffin, north of Tulkarm city in the occupied West Bank. pic.twitter.com/e3hnb12jDP
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) December 11, 2024
In addition to the arrests, Israeli authorities seized 94 dunums (23 acres) of agricultural land in Beit Jala, west of Bethlehem, as part of ongoing settlement expansion in the occupied Palestinian territory.
Source: Agencies and Palestinian media (translated and edited by Al-Manar English Website)
