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Mon 20 Jan 2025 9:01 am - Jerusalem Time

West Bank: Confrontations, arrests, and the occupation tightens its measures at checkpoints

The Israeli occupation forces launched a campaign of raids and searches in the occupied West Bank at dawn and on Monday morning, which included confrontations in some areas that resulted in injuries among Palestinians, while the occupation forces arrested a number of Palestinians, while continuing to set up military checkpoints and impose strict security measures in various areas of the West Bank.


This morning, Monday, the occupation forces arrested 4 Palestinians after storming their homes in the town of Al-Shuyukh, east of the city of Hebron.

The occupation forces stormed the town, raided a number of homes, and arrested the brothers Qusay and Muhammad Issa Halayqa, Muhammad Adnan Tafesh Halayqa, and Muhammad Ibrahim Halayqa.


The occupation forces detained dozens of Palestinians during an ongoing raid on the town of Azzun, east of the city of Qalqilya.


Local residents said that the occupation forces raided the town of Azzun, coinciding with the outbreak of "violent" confrontations that included throwing Molotov cocktails at settlers' vehicles and stones at the occupation's military vehicles.


Residents reported that the occupation forces, with several vehicles, stormed the town of Azzun from the northern entrance to the town, and drove their vehicles through the middle of the town in the “Muthallath and Safaha” area, raided shops, and detained dozens of young men.


The occupation forces fired live bullets, sound bombs and gas bombs randomly at Palestinians and their homes, which led to the outbreak of clashes.


Two Palestinians were injured by the occupation forces' bullets at dawn on Monday, while receiving the prisoners, both male and female, released in the exchange deal in Beitunia, west of Ramallah.


The Red Crescent said that its crews dealt with two injuries caused by the occupation forces' bullets in Beitunia.


The occupation forces fired live bullets and tear gas canisters at the Palestinians and the families of the prisoners who gathered waiting for their sons who were released in the exchange deal.


The West Bank witnessed widespread attacks by the occupation forces and its settlers in the hours preceding the arrival of the released prisoners, in an attempt to thwart the manifestations of joy at their reception.


A Palestinian child was killed and 8 Palestinians, including two children and an elderly man, were injured on Sunday evening by bullets and attacks by the occupation forces and settlers in several areas of the occupied West Bank.


The occupation tightens its measures at the West Bank checkpoints

Last night and at dawn today, Monday, the occupation authorities imposed strict measures on the checkpoints in the West Bank, and closed them to Palestinian movement.


The occupation's repressive measures at the West Bank checkpoints prevented a large number of prisoners, male and female, who were released in the exchange deal from reaching their homes after their release late last night.


Institutions concerned with prisoners' affairs said that a large number of prisoners and their families were forced to spend the night in the city of Ramallah, due to their inability to reach their cities and towns in the West Bank after the closure of the checkpoints, in addition to the attacks carried out by settlers on the roads and in the towns of the West Bank, which resulted in the martyrdom of a child and the injury of about 10 others.


The occupation forces closed the checkpoints surrounding the cities of Ramallah, Nablus and Jericho, and tightened their measures at all checkpoints spread throughout the West Bank, which caused citizens to be detained for long hours, including released prisoners and their families.

The occupation forces continued to close the checkpoints surrounding the city of Jericho since Sunday evening, noting that hundreds spent the night stuck in their vehicles.

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