Young man martyred by occupation bullets in Ramallah and a series of incursions target West Bank cities

The Palestinian young man, Haitham Ezz El-Din Omar Humaida, 18 years old, was martyred by Israeli occupation forces' bullets during their incursion into the village of Beitin, east of Ramallah. The Palestinian Ministry of Health confirmed that it was officially informed of the young man's martyrdom and the detention of his body by the General Authority for Civil Affairs, following violent confrontations in the area.

Local sources reported that the occupation forces stormed the village amidst heavy live gunfire and toxic gas bombs, which led to fires breaking out in the surrounding agricultural lands. Palestinian youths confronted the incursion, while snipers were deployed on rooftops to secure the movements of Israeli military vehicles within the village's alleys.

For its part, the occupation army claimed in a statement that its soldiers spotted a group of Palestinians throwing Molotov cocktails at settlers' vehicles on a main road. The statement claimed that the shooting was to neutralize what it described as 'saboteurs,' confirming the killing of one of them and continuing to pursue others who fled the scene.

In a related context, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society stated that its crews were prevented from providing first aid to the injured person immediately after receiving the report near the 'Beit El' settlement. The society clarified that the occupation army imposed a security cordon around the area and refused to hand over the body, forcing the ambulance to leave the site at gunpoint.

The incursions were not limited to Ramallah but extended to include Aqabat Jaber camp in Jericho and Beit Ummar town north of Hebron, where forces carried out raids on homes and thorough searches of their contents. Military operations also targeted the towns of Qabalan southeast of Nablus and Tuqu' in Bethlehem, amidst terrorizing peaceful residents in the late hours of the night.

In Jenin Governorate, occupation forces raided a house in Al-Zahra neighborhood and stormed the towns of Al-Jadida, Al-Mughayyir, and Siris, where scattered clashes broke out with resistance fighters. The forces launched an arrest campaign targeting a number of young men in Hizma town north of occupied Jerusalem and Broqin town west of Salfit, taking them to their interrogation centers.

Regarding settler attacks, Shaqba village witnessed a violent attack during which settlers set fire to several Palestinian vehicles, leading to widespread fires. Residents of Sinjil town north of Ramallah confronted an attempt by settlers to steal sheep from a farmer, which prompted the attackers to assault citizens' vehicles with stones and smash their windows.

In the Wadi Al-Sha'er area east of Salfit, Palestinian cars were pelted with stones by extremist settler groups, resulting in severe material damage. Settlers also stormed Abu Falah village and the towns of Deir Dibwan and Burqa, in an attempt to impose a new settlement reality and tighten the noose on Palestinian movements between villages.

In Hebron, settlers expelled farmers and shepherds from their lands east of Idhna town and stole a number of sheep under the protection of the occupation army. The scene was repeated in Qusra town south of Nablus, where settlers prevented landowners in the Ras al-Ain area from accessing their fields, threatening them with weapons if they returned.

The violations extended to Al-Khan Al-Ahmar village east of occupied Jerusalem, where settlers deliberately grazed their livestock inside Palestinian lands to destroy crops. Other groups also raided Kisan village east of Bethlehem, as part of a systematic escalation aimed at displacing Palestinian residents from areas classified as 'C'.

These developments come amidst a continuous escalation since October 7, 2023, with official statistics indicating the martyrdom of more than 1168 people in the West Bank. Reports also recorded the injury of over 12,000 Palestinians and the arrest of nearly 23,000 others, amidst forced displacement operations affecting thousands of Palestinian families.

The occupation army refused to hand over the martyr's body to our crews and ordered them to return from the injury site near Beit El settlement.