BETHLEHEM, July 20, 2025 (WAFA) – Israeli occupation forces Sunday stormed the town of Taqou, southeast of Bethlehem, conducting raids and deploying across several residential neighborhoods, sparking tension and fear among residents, according to security sources.
Sources told WAFA that the forces were heavily deployed across several areas and neighborhoods, where they fired tear gas and sound bombs indiscriminately. However, no injuries were reported.
Israeli soldiers raided multiple homes and turned their rooftops into military observation posts, using them to monitor residents’ movements as part of efforts to impose tighter control over the town.
The raid is part of an ongoing series of Israeli violations in towns and villages across the Bethlehem governorate, carried out under a broader policy aimed at entrenching military control and restricting Palestinian life.
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