Escalation of Occupation Aggression in the Northern West Bank

SadaNews - The northern region of the occupied West Bank is witnessing, for the second consecutive day, an expanded military aggression, concentrated in Tubas, where the occupation has imposed a curfew amid a heavy deployment of its forces in most areas of the governorate, accompanied by house raids, arrests, and detentions of Palestinians, exacerbating the humanitarian situation in the governorate.

The aggression extends to include Jenin governorate, where the occupation army announced that the "Mista'arvim" forces, part of the "Border Guard," have launched a field campaign inside the city of Jenin as part of the operation "Five Stones," which it claims aims to "suppress terrorism" in northern West Bank.

The Israeli army added that combat helicopters from the air force are providing cover and air support to the commando units operating in the area in parallel with the operation, while local sources indicated that the occupation forces transferred dozens of detainees from Tubas governorate to a field location, where they were interrogated under harsh conditions.

Kamal Bani Ouda, the director of the Prisoners' Club in Tubas, reported that the occupation forces detained more than one hundred citizens, half of whom are from the town of Tamoun, and continue to raid the homes of the residents. Informed sources reported that the detainees remained handcuffed and blindfolded with masks on their faces throughout the night.

The governor of Tubas indicated that the occupation forces forcibly evacuated 30 families from their homes during the ongoing incursions in the governorate, worsening the suffering of the residents and threatening their living stability. The measures include a complete closure of the entrances leading to the governorate and neighboring areas, with Tamoun being the most affected due to the military checkpoint hindering the movement of citizens and ambulances.

For his part, Nidal Ouda, the director of the Red Crescent in Tubas, clarified that teams dealt with 18 injuries resulting from assaults, eight of which were transferred to the hospital, amidst a deliberate obstruction of ambulance access, forcing teams to establish a medical point inside Tamoun. He also noted the continued closure of roads with earth mounds, the flying of drones, destruction of citizens’ properties, and the interruption of water in parts of the eastern region following the occupation's assault on water lines.