BETHLEHEM, August 18, 2025 (WAFA) – Israeli occupation forces on Monday evening assaulted a family in the Beit Fjjar town, south of the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem, according to security sources.

They said that the occupation forces briefly held a resident along with his family in the town before beating him up.

The gun-toting soldiers opened fire in the air, spreading panic among the residents.

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.