New Heroic Shooting Op in WB: “Israeli” Settler Killed, Two Injured

By Staff, Agencies

One "Israeli" settler was killed and two others were seriously injured in a West Bank shooting operation near the settlement of "Bruchin", in "Salfit" close to Nablus, "Israeli" media reported on Wednesday evening.

Following the attack, "Israeli" occupation forces [IOF] launched a widespread manhunt for the Palestinians who carried out the operation, setting up checkpoints at the entrances to most towns in "Salfit" Governorate.

As part of the search operation, military reinforcements were deployed across the area, amid incursions into Palestinian villages, road closures, and town entrances shut down.

The occupied West Bank witnessed a significant escalation as Palestinian Resistance factions intensified armed operations against the IOF.

The surge coincided with ongoing "Israeli" incursions and assaults spreading to towns in both the northern and southern parts of the territory.

In the town of Arraba, southwest of Jenin, Palestinian fighters hurled locally made explosive devices at "Israeli" military vehicles, while the IOF launched large quantities of tear gas against Palestinian youths.

Heavy helicopter activity was also reported over the western countryside of Jenin during these confrontations.

The al-Quds Brigades – Jenin Brigade, the armed wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, confirmed direct confrontations with "Israeli" infantry forces, stating that they “rained bursts of gunfire down on the forces, resulting in confirmed hits.”

Earlier on Wednesday, the group’s al-Yamoun unit detonated a directed Sijjil explosive device targeting an "Israeli" Namer armored vehicle, causing confirmed casualties. This was followed by the use of a KJ37 ground explosive device against "Israeli" infantry units.

Meanwhile, the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades carried out a shooting operation targeting the "Tayasir" training camp and checkpoint east of Tubas in the northern West Bank.

The IOF intensified their military incursions in several towns, including Arraba, southwest of Jenin, Beit Fajjar, south of Beit Lahm, and Madama, south of Nablus. These operations led to scattered confrontations between the IOF and Palestinian youths.

In the city of Tulkarm, "Israeli" bulldozers continued demolition operations around the Abu Bakr al-Siddiq Mosque in Nur Shams refugee camp.

These demolitions are part of a broader and systematic "Israeli" policy targeting Palestinian infrastructure and homes across the West Bank.