Israeli occupation forces have carried out a number of raids in the West Bank, including a failed incursion into Tubas.
Israeli occupation forces raided the city of Tubas, in the occupied West Bank, as well as several other towns early on Wednesday.
Resistance fighters in Tubas confronted occupation forces by setting off an improvised explosive device (IED) which directly targeted a military-grade bulldozer, ravaging the city’s infrastructure.
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The Palestinian Islamic Jihad’s (PIJ) al-Quds Brigades – Tubas Brigade released a statement near Wednesday dawn, saying that its fighters led fierce confrontations with the invading Israeli forces.
Emphasizing that their operations come in line with the Battle of al-Aqsa Flood, the Tubas Brigade said that its fighters confronted the Israeli regime’s forces on several axes in the city, using assault rifles and locally produced IEDs.
The Brigade claimed responsibility for the detonation of the IED which targeted an Israeli military bulldozer near al-Ahmadain roundabout, adding that its fighters also directly engaged ground forces in the area.
According to the statement, several IEDs were set off by the Brigade’s sapper units in other axes of confrontations. In the Tamoun intersection, Resistance fighters ambushed Israeli forces as they withdrew from the city, following fierce confrontations.
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In the governorate of al-Khalil, in the southern West Bank, occupation forces raided the town of Bani Naim and were confronted by local Palestinian youth. According to local sources, occupation forces are currently demolishing the family homes of two Palestinian detainees, accused of executing a Resistance operation in “Ra’anana” near “Tel Aviv”.
In the “Ra’anaa” operation, at least one Israeli settler was killed while another 20 were injured.
Later that night, occupation forces raided the town of Beit Amer in the northern part of the governorate.
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