WEST BANK, (PIC)
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) carried out a large-scale raid and arrest campaign in the West Bank and Jerusalem on Friday afternoon.
In Ramallah, the IOF stormed Sinjil town and violently raided a local house before turning it into a military barracks.
In Nablus, the IOF continued to close the main entrance to Qusra town.
The IOF soldiers also stormed Jenin and detained an ex-prisoner after breaking into his family house. His two sons’ houses were also stormed and searched.
During the raid, the IOF troops destroyed a martyr monument and tore up pictures of local martyrs.
Another ex-prisoner was detained in Balaa town in Tulkarem.
In Qalqilya, clashes erupted after the IOF attacked the anti-occupation weekly protests. Several youths suffered from teargas inhalation during the clashes.
Earlier Friday morning, the IOF left extensive damage to the infrastructure in Nour Shams refugee camp in Tulkarem, following a 7-hour raid.
In Occupied Jerusalem, Israeli police attacked Palestinian worshipers in the Wadi Al-Joz neighborhood while on their way to the Aqsa Mosque to perform the Friday prayer. A young man was also arrested during the attack.
