Israeli occupation forces arrest over 50 Palestinians during raids in West Bank, East Quds (Jerusalem)
WEST BANK, April 20 (YPA) –Israeli occupation forces on Monday arrested dozens of Palestinian residents during a wide-scale raid campaign targeting multiple cities and towns across the occupied West Bank and East occupied Quds (Jerusalem).
According to Palestinian sources, the occupation forces arrested more than 50 Palestinians during raids in the Hebron Governorate, including Yatta and Beit Ummar.
In Tulkarm, occupation forces arrested several residents in the town of Anabta, carrying out searches and damaging property.
In Nablus, a Palestinian man was injured by Israeli occupation gunfire during a raid on the city.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society reported that its crews treated a 33-year-old man who had been shot in the thigh with live ammunition in the Rafidia area. Israeli forces had prevented medical personnel from approaching the wounded man for some time.
According to the sources, a special unit of the Israeli army raided the Rafidia neighborhood of the city, followed by several military vehicles. Soldiers opened fire, injuring the man. They also raided a residential building in the Makhfiya neighborhood, searching the homes and causing damage. No detentions were reported.
They added that the occupation forces stormed the city at dawn for the second time in a row, and patrolled the streets of Khallat al-Amoud, Ras al-Ain, the eastern area, the Old City and its surroundings. No house raids or detentions were reported.
In Jenin, a young man was injured after Israeli forces opened fire on his vehicle near the town of Kafr Qud.
A 17-year-old boy was also injured by Israeli gunfire on the Halhul road, north of Hebron.
In occupied East Quds (Jerusalem), occupation forces raided the al-Salam suburb in Shuafat refugee camp, as well as the towns of Hizma and al-Qubeiba.
These raids come amid a continued escalation across the occupied West Bank, where Israeli forces have intensified military operations, movement restrictions, and home invasions in recent weeks.
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