Israeli occupation soldiers during their deployment west of Nablus a few days ago (Al Jazeera)

The Israeli occupation forces continue their raids into the towns of Nablus, Jenin and Qalqilya in the West Bank, while clashes broke out in the Shuafat refugee camp in occupied Jerusalem after the occupation forces stormed the house of the perpetrator of the shooting attack in Kiryat Malachi, in which two Israelis were killed.

Al Jazeera's correspondent reported that it stormed, on Saturday night, the village of Iraq Burin, south of the city of Nablus, from its northern axis, reinforced with a number of military vehicles. They also stormed the cooperative area in the city of Nablus and the village of Qablan, south of the city. Occupation vehicles were seen in the city centre.

The Israeli night raids included the villages of Hajjah and Baqa al-Hatab, east of the city of Qalqilya, and the villages of Iskaka and Yasuf in Salfit Governorate, in the northern West Bank, and Kafi in the southern West Bank, and the Kharsa area in the city of Dor, south of Hebron. They drove their vehicles and raided homes there, arresting two young men.

In the southwest of the city of Jenin, the occupation forces stormed the village of Barta'a tonight, raided homes and shops, and arrested a number of Palestinian workers from the Gaza Strip.

Eyewitnesses reported that the occupation forces stormed the village and deployed in several neighborhoods there. They also launched searches for Palestinian workers and arrested about 20 of them. They were taken to a concentration camp.

Al Jazeera's correspondent reported that the Israeli occupation forces, reinforced with military vehicles, stormed villages and towns in the northern West Bank, storming the city of Yatta, south of Hebron, and pictures broadcast by activists showed the occupation vehicles storming the city from its southern axis.

The occupation forces also stormed a funeral home in the Jabal Abu Rumman area in Hebron, south of the West Bank, set up by relatives of the martyr Fadi Jamjoum, the perpetrator of the shooting attack in Kiryat Malachi, east of Ashdod. Confrontations broke out between Palestinian youth and the occupation forces, who stormed the funeral home and fired sound bombs and tear gas.

The shooting attack in Kiryat Malachi resulted in the killing of two Israelis and the wounding of 4 (French)

Kiryat Malachi operation

In another development, the occupation forces stormed the Shuafat refugee camp, north of occupied Jerusalem, and surrounded the house of the perpetrator of the shooting attack in Kiryat Malachi, east of Ashdod, which resulted in the killing of two Israelis and the wounding of 4, some of whom were seriously injured.

Confrontations broke out with the occupation forces in the vicinity of the house of the perpetrator of the attack, Fadi Jamjoom. Which led to cases of tear gas suffocation. Al Jazeera's correspondent reported that the occupation forces stormed the Jamjoom family's home in the "Ras Khamis" area of ​​Shuafat Camp, and began conducting a field investigation into his family.

Two Israelis were killed and 4 others were injured, two of them in critical condition, in a shooting at a bus stop in Kiryat Malachi, east of Ashdod.

Israeli media said that the suspect was killed in an exchange of fire with an armed civilian. Al Jazeera's correspondent reported that the guard teams in the Israeli towns near the site of the operation declared a state of alert, while the Israeli police asked the residents of those towns to remain in their homes.

For its part, the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) said - in a statement - that “the commando operation in Kiryat Malachi is a natural response to the war of extermination committed by the occupation army against the Palestinian people in Gaza, and the continuation of its crimes and the crimes of terrorist settlers in the West Bank and Jerusalem.”

Hamas called on the Palestinian people to “expand the circle of engagement with this enemy, which only understands the language of force,” according to the movement’s statement, which affirmed that it and the stationed Palestinian people will continue the struggle and resistance until the liberation of the land and the holy sites, and the establishment of a fully sovereign Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital.

Ben Gvir called for a complete ban on the entry of Palestinians from the West Bank to the Temple Mount during the month of Ramadan (French)

A weapon and a threat

On the other hand, Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir announced yesterday, Friday, his intention to expand the policy of allowing Israelis to arm themselves.

Ben Gvir stated - in a press conference - that one of the Israelis who were at the scene of the operation opened fire on the perpetrator, which led to his death. He added, "Weapons save people's lives, and I will expand and increase the policy of allowing citizens to arm themselves."

At the beginning of the war on Gaza last October, Ben Gvir launched a policy of arming the Israelis, especially settlers in the West Bank and around the Gaza Strip and near the Lebanese border.

As for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, he vowed to continue fighting in response to the shooting attack in Kiryat Malachi.

He claimed in a written statement, "This attack reminds us that the entire country is on the front line, and that the killers, who do not just come from Gaza, want to kill us all."

He added, "We will continue the struggle until complete victory, with all our strength, on every front and in every place, until we restore security and calm for all Israelis."

Meanwhile, Israeli Channel 12 quoted sources as saying that a political battle is taking place behind the scenes before discussing the security policy for the entry of Palestinians from the West Bank and East Jerusalem into the Temple Mount during the month of Ramadan.

Ben Gvir called for a complete ban on the entry of Palestinians from the West Bank to the Temple Mount, while the Shin Bet and the army warned against this policy, and a security official described it as a powder keg.

The Shin Bet and the army proposed allowing Palestinians aged 45 and over to enter the Temple Mount, while the police proposed allowing those over 60 years of age.


Israeli media reported that the security establishment warned that Ben Gvir's policy would lead to provoking sectors that are already under control.

Source: Al Jazeera + agencies