On Monday, Israeli occupation forces stormed several cities and towns in the occupied West Bank and clashed with Palestinian resistance fighters.
In the town of Idna, west of Hebron, the occupation forces fired live bullets, stun grenades, and toxic tear gas. They also deployed snipers on the roofs of buildings, conducted patrols in the center of the town, and stationed themselves in several areas before withdrawing from the northern entrance to the town.
The Israeli occupation forces entered the city of Dura, south of Hebron, and raided some homes and arrested 4 Palestinians. Confrontations broke out between Palestinian youths and the occupation forces, who used live bullets and sound bombs during their withdrawal from the eastern entrance to the city.
The forces also stormed the city of Tubas, northeast of the West Bank, and Tel Aviv Tribune’s correspondent reported that additional reinforcements with a military bulldozer arrived in the city amid armed clashes with Palestinian resistance fighters who came out to confront the occupation forces.
The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades in the city of Tubas, the Al-Faraa camp, and the Tubas Brigade affiliated with the Al-Quds Brigades claimed responsibility for the armed clash with the occupation forces in the city.
Press coverage: Part of the occupation’s storming of the city of Dura, south of Hebron, and the arrest of seven young men after storming their homes. pic.twitter.com/qsSilLhGRw
– Quds News Network (@qudsn) June 3, 2024
Storming “Joseph’s Tomb”
Confrontations broke out east of the city of Nablus, in the northern West Bank, between Palestinians and an Israeli army force, while securing settlers’ storming of the “Joseph’s Tomb” shrine.
The occupation army fired live bullets and gas bombs, raided a number of eastern Nablus neighborhoods and searched homes before withdrawing.
Eyewitnesses indicated sounds of gunfire and explosions from time to time.
Palestinians shared video clips of the Israeli army storming the eastern area of Nablus, accompanied by buses carrying settlers.
The Palestinians also shared clips showing groups of settlers storming the city from the direction of Mount Gerizim on foot from among Palestinian homes.
After imposing a security cordon in the eastern region #In Nablus In the West Bank, #Settlers They storm Nablus from Mount Gerizim towards Joseph’s Tomb to perform Talmudic rituals.
#Al-Aqsa Flood #Gaza strip #Gaza1 pic.twitter.com/XkvkA8gjMR
– Quds Press Agency (@QudsPress) June 3, 2024
There is “Joseph’s Tomb” on the eastern side of Nablus, which is under Palestinian control, and Jews consider it a holy shrine since Israel occupied the West Bank in 1967.
Tel Aviv Tribune’s correspondent reported that the occupation army withdrew from the vicinity of Joseph’s Tomb in Nablus after securing the withdrawal of settlers towards the Beit Furik checkpoint, while some military vehicles remained in the vicinity of the eastern region in preparation for a complete withdrawal.
During the night hours, the occupation forces pushed more than 50 military vehicles towards the eastern region to secure the entry of groups of settlers to perform Talmudic prayers after calls from settlement associations to storm the grave.
Since the start of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip, on October 7, the Israeli occupation army has escalated its operations in the occupied West Bank, leaving hundreds of martyrs and thousands wounded and detained.
