RAMALLAH, January 10, 2025 (WAFA) – Israeli occupation forces Friday evening conducted multiple raids in the occupied West Bank governorates of Ramallah and Nablus, according to eyewitnesses and local sources.

Eyewitnesses said that the occupation forces stormed Budrus village, west of Ramallah, where the soldiers fired barrages of tear gas canisters towards the villagers and their houses.

Meanwhile, the occupation forces conducted a raid in Yatma village, south of Nablus, triggering confrontations, as confirmed by Ahmad Snaubar, the head of the Village Council.

The gun-toting soldiers fired volleys of teargas and concussion bombs towards the villagers, without any casualty.

The occupation forces showed up at the family house of a slain Palestinian in Wadi al-Badhan, a village northeast of Nablus.

The family of Jaafar Dababseh said that several army vehicles stormed the village, where the soldiers muscled inside the house, held them along with some guests in a room and confiscated their mobile phones.

Dababseh is a former 40-year-old detainee who was killed by undercover forces on Tuesday, January 7, in front of his house.

Israeli occupation forces frequently raid Palestinian houses almost daily across the West Bank on the pretext of searching for "wanted" Palestinians, triggering clashes with residents.

These raids, which also take place in areas under the full control of the Palestinian Authority, are conducted with no need for a search warrant, whenever and wherever the military chooses in keeping with its sweeping arbitrary powers.

Under Israeli military law army commanders have full executive, legislative and judicial authority over 3 million Palestinians living in the West Bank. Palestinians have no say in how this authority is exercised.

K.F.