Saturday, February 1, 2025 – The West Bank
- Adi Ronen Argov
- Feb 1
- 3 min read
Killed
1. Ahmed Abdel Halim Al-Saadi, 14-years-old from Jenin;
2. Tamam Mohi A Dein AlSa’adi, 27-years-old from Jenin;
3. Nur A Din Mahmoud AlSa’adi, 32-years-old from Jenin;
4. Wadi’a Amer Wadi’a Madhi, 51-years-old from Tulkarm refugee camp;
5. Salah Alas Hub Zakarna, 22-years-old from Qabatiya;
6. Abed ‘Isam Mohammad Al’ana, 18-years-old from Qabatiya’
7. Diaa Ahmad Amer Sabiana, 17-years-old from Qabatiya.
Raids and arrests
‣ In the fourth phase of the captives and prisoners exchange agreement, 72 prisoners were released, 18 of them serving life sentences. 7 were expelled to Gaza, the others passed on to the West Bank. In addition, 111 Gazans detained who were uninvolved in the war were passed on to the West Bank;
‣ The raids mostly took place to suppress release celebrations.
During the night, Israeli forces raided Nablus, Balata refugee camp, Ein Qiniya, Dura, Qalqilya, Deir 'Ammar refugee camp, Jenin (12th consecutive day), Tulkarm (6th consecutive day). During the day, they raided Al-Bireh, Udala, Beitunia, Beit Furik, Idna, Kafr Ni'ma, Arraba, Qabatiya, Beit Fajjar, Surda, Nahalin, Tell, Hebron, Beit Ummar, Huwara, Qusra, Al Khader. At least 22 Palestinians were arrested, 2 journalists among them.
Army attacks against Palestinians
2. Jenin refugee camp and town – twelfth day of raid. Continued house explosion and destruction of infrastructures.
Drone bombs the eastern neighborhood, a 14-year-old is killed, 2 others badly wounded. Confrontations break out. Building at entrance to camp fired upon, its inhabitants forced to evacuate.
Later, another bombing of a motorcycle by a drone. 2 persons killed, one wounded. Among the killed persons is a male nurse at the hospital who had finished his shift. Active in the Bereaved Families Forum as a guide. The other person killed was a wanted man.
3. Beitunia, west of Ramallah and next to Ofer base – forces deployed expecting prisoner release. Journalists attacked. Raid on Beitunia through which the prisoners’ bus passes. Stun grenades thrown.
4. Tulkarm refugee camp and town – sixth day of raid. Shots fired and wound an inhabitant who later dies of his wounds. Houses exploded, forced evacuation of camp inhabitants. Deployment in southern and western parts of town.
6. Hebron – released prisoner’s home raided, journalist attacked, bruised and fractured. 2 other journalists arrested.
7. Beit Furik, east of Nablus – confrontations. Badly wounded person by live fire. Arrest.
8. Qalqilya – teargas fired at welcoming celebration of a released prisoner.
12. Dura, south-west of Hebron – home of released prisoner raided. Confrontations. Teargas fired, suffocations.
14. Jerusalem, Old City – school near Bab Hutta – a teacher is detained, textbooks confiscated.
Palestinian attacks against the army
Demolitions
1. Jabel Mukaber, south-east Jerusalem – inhabitant forced to demolish his own home.
Colonist attacks against Palestinians
2. Nahalin, west of Bethlehem – a group of colonists accompanied by soldiers attack a shepherd with sticks and rifle butts, causing bruises over his whole body. Confrontations ensue. The soldiers fire live bullets and teargas. 2 persons arrested.
2. Wadi Al Fau, northern Palestinian Jordan Valley – colonists graze their flocks on Palestinian crops, damage them.
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.
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