Saturday, February 8, 2025 – The West Bank

Raids and arrests

During the night, Israeli forces raided Jenin refugee camp and town (19th consecutive day), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (13th consecutive day), Tammun and Far'a refugee camp (7th consecutive day), Qalqilya, Silwad, Deir Jarir, Bethlehem, New Askar refugee camp, Kobar, Al-Bireh, Al-Yamun, Nablus, Nabi Salih. During the day they raided Silwan, Beitunia, Umm Tuba, Jabel Mukaber, Hebron, Tell, Beit Fajjar, Al-Mughayyir, Dura, Idna, Azzun, Halhul, Kafr 'Aqab, Udala, Beita, Dheisheh refugee camp, Turmus Ayya, Hizma, Qusra, Abu Dis, Deir Qaddis, Arraba. At least 16 Palestinians were arrested. Dozens were detained.

Beit Fajjar. home raid of a prisoner released in the exchange agreement

‣ Most of the raids were held in order to suppress or threaten the celebrations of prisoner release expected in the fifth phase of this part of the captive exchange agreement;

‣ In this agreement, 72 prisoners from the West Bank have been released (in addition to the 111 Gazans), of them 18 sentenced to life-imprisonment, 7 expelled to Egypt;

‣ Details of the fifth phase appear on the Gaza Strip report.

Army attacks against Palestinians 

1. Jenin refugee camp and town – 19the consecutive day. Night raid with stun grenades of a neighborhood in town, massive machine-gun fire in the refugee camp. Fire broke out in one of the houses. One person wounded by live fire.

2. Tulkarm refugee camp and town - 13th consecutive day. Confrontations. Fire exchange.

3. Tammun and Far'a refugee camp, south of Tubas – during the day the Israeli army retreated from the town and concentrated on the refugee camp.

It has placed a time frame from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for the evacuation of hundreds of refugee families. They are fired at in order to be evacuated.

Houses exploded, entrance of Abu Baker Al Sadiq Mosque exploded. Army vehicle intentionally collides with an ambulance evacuating an ill patient.

4. Ofer Prison and nearby Beitunia, west of Ramallah – heavy deployment of forces before prisoner and detainee release. Teargas fired at people waiting and journalists.

5. Bethlehem – confrontations at city center. Woundings of suffocation and rubber-coated bullets.

6. Beit Fajjar, south of Bethlehem – home raid of a prisoner released in the exchange agreement. Confrontations.

7. Azzun, east of Qalqilya – raid while checkpoints set up, stun grenades and live fire. Arrests, detentions and ground interrogations. Confrontations.

8. Kafr 'Aqab, northern Jerusalem – confrontations during a raid of a released prisoner’s home.

9. Udala, south of Nablus – confrontations.

10. Beita, south of Nablus – confrontations. Suffocations.

11. Halhul, north of Hebron – suffocations during raid.

12. Dura, south-west of Hebron – suffocations during raid.

13. Idna, west of Hebron – suffocations during raid.

14. Tell, south-west of Nablus – confrontations. Suffocations and one person wounded by live fire.

15. Hebron – raid with teargas of release celebration, suffocations.

16. Arraba, south-west of Jenin – confrontations including improvised explosive charge activated.

17. Qusra, south-east of Nablus – raid, confrontations. One person wounded by live fire.

18. Nablus – night raid. Storehouse owned by prisoner exploded.

19. Deir Jarir, east of Ramallah – raid with teargas.

20. Silwad, north-east of Ramallah – night raid of homes of prisoners released by agreement. Threats.

21. Al-Yamun, west of Jenin – night raid and confrontations.

22. Nabi Salih, north-west of Ramallah – night raid with stun grenades.

23. Kobar, north-west of Ramallah – raid of home of prisoner, threats and attack against his parents.

Palestinian attacks against the army

1. Jayus, east of Qalqilya – explosive charge activated near the Separation Wall.

Demolitions

1. Umm Tuba, south-east Jerusalem – an inhabitant forced to demolish his own home.

2. Jabel Mukaber, south-east Jerusalem – an inhabitant forced to demolish his own home.

3. Dheisheh refugee camp, south of Bethlehem – closure order issued for center of arts, culture and sport in the refugee camp.

Colonist attacks against Palestinians

1. Ramallah – 2 armed colonists with army garb walk around neighborhoods in city center, stop 2 Palestinian policemen, interrogate them and confiscate their weapons.

2. Aqabah, east of Tubas – colonists attack an inhabitant, wound him and try to steal a tent.

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Sources: Addameer, Al Jazeera, Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs, DCI - Palestine, Democracy Now, Haaretz, IDF (Israel Defence Forces), International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, The Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), Jordan Valley Activists (Media groups), Letters of American healthcare workers who worked in Gaza, Local Call, OCHA OPT, Looking the Occupation in the Eye, Masafering (Outside the Herd), Middle East Eye, Ministry of Public Health, Lebanon, Palestinian Health Ministry, Palestine Red Crescent Society, Quds News, South Hebron Mountain Activists (Media groups), UNICEF, Wafa News Agency, WHO.