Tel Aviv Tribune’s correspondent reported that the occupation forces stormed the city of Jenin and the entrances to its camp in the occupied West Bank, amid heavy gunfire and clashes with Palestinian resistance fighters, at a time when these forces withdrew from the Balata camp, east of Nablus, after storming it and clashing with resistance fighters, coinciding with the increase in the pace of settler attacks on Palestinian civilians more than doubled, according to international reports.
The reporter said that light and medium machine guns were used in the clashes, and heavy smoke columns rose from the site of the raid as a result of the occupation forces firing smoke bombs to cover up their military operation.
Palestinian resistance fighters sounded sirens twice during the 17th raid into the city and its camp since October 7th.
The occupation forces also stormed the village of Al-Jalamah, northeast of Jenin. Tel Aviv Tribune’s correspondent said that the occupation forces raided a café in the village, detained a number of citizens, and interrogated them after verifying their identities.
Local Palestinian platforms published scenes showing the Israeli occupation forces storming the Balata camp in the city of Nablus in the West Bank last night. Palestinian accounts on Telegram also circulated video clips showing the explosion of an explosive device and the outbreak of armed clashes between Palestinians and the Israeli occupation forces, following the storming of the camp, before they later withdrew from it.
In Hebron, 3 young men were injured by live bullets during raids by the occupation forces on both the city of Yatta and the town of Tarqumiya. Two young men were injured by live bullets during confrontations that broke out between young men and the occupation forces during their raid on the city of Yatta, south of Hebron.
The occupation forces confiscated a number of citizens’ vehicles, while the third young man was shot during confrontations that broke out between young men and the occupation forces in the town of Tarqumiya, west of Hebron.
Arrests and repressive measures
In the same context, the number of Palestinian detainees in the occupied West Bank has risen to 4,695 since the Battle of Al-Aqsa Flood on October 7, according to human rights reports.
The arrests were distributed in the governorates of Hebron, Bethlehem, Nablus, Jenin, and Tulkarm, and the data includes those who were arrested and released, or those who remained in detention.
In a related context, the Prisoners and Ex-Detainees Affairs Authority reported that the Israeli occupation prison administration in the Ramla prison clinic has recently intensified its restrictions and repressive measures against the sick detainees held there, who number 14 prisoners.
The authority explained that “the medical cases in the Ramla prison clinic are the most difficult in prisons. There are people who have been shot, are paralyzed, and have been suffering from chronic diseases and malignant tumors for years. They are all detained in harsh conditions, in addition to the continuous medical violations they are exposed to, which makes them prey to diseases.”
It is noteworthy that the occupation authorities detain in their prisons more than 800 sick prisoners, including about 250 prisoners suffering from chronic diseases, including 24 prisoners suffering from cancer and tumors to varying degrees.
Displacement and settlers
For their part, international and Palestinian human rights institutions revealed that more than a thousand Palestinians have been displaced from 10 communities, especially in the Jordan Valley region, since the seventh of last October.
The United Nations Humanitarian Affairs Organization confirmed that settlers launched more than 170 physical attacks on Palestinians, a statistic that does not include cases of harassment, assault and intimidation that increase pressure on Palestinians to force them to leave.
It is noteworthy that the Bedouin communities in the Jordan Valley region are facing great difficulties and increasing threats to empty their areas besieged by settlements, as they are no longer able to earn their livelihood based on grazing after the closure of pastoral lands.
According to international institutions, settler violence has increased from 3 attacks per day to 7 per day, and the northern Jordan Valley is an example of what is happening.
Protection of settlements
In a related context, Tel Aviv Tribune’s correspondent reported that the Israeli government approved Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s proposal to transfer more than $20 million to enhance security protection for the occupied West Bank settlements.