Al-Quds Brigades said on Monday that its fighters in the town of Qabatiya continue to confront Israeli forces, responding in real time to the conditions and developments on the ground.
According to the group, its members targeted an Israeli infantry unit near the Quds roundabout with several anti-personnel explosive devices and hand grenades, before detonating a Tufan explosive device beneath a military vehicle. The operation, the group said, caused injuries among Israeli troops.
The confrontation in Qabatiya unfolded as Israeli forces expanded their raids across the occupied West Bank, with fresh arrests, home invasions, and the reimposition of military curfews.
Fresh raids in Tubas and al-Bireh
Israeli forces arrested several Palestinians during a raid in the city of Tubas on Monday, only two days after ending a four-day offensive that left 166 injured and saw around 200 detentions.
In al-Bireh, the Palestinian Red Crescent reported five injuries during an Israeli incursion into the Sateh Marhaba neighbourhood, including two people hit with rubber bullets.
New curfew imposed after earlier destruction in Tubas
Early Monday, Israeli forces stormed large areas of the Tubas governorate, including Aqaba, and imposed a sweeping curfew. Troops deployed heavily through residential districts, turned several homes into military outposts, and used bulldozers to seal off roads, halting movement and shutting down schools and public institutions.
This renewed aggression follows a four-day military operation that ended Saturday, during which Israeli forces expelled more than 20 families from their homes, damaged private and public property, and repeatedly blocked ambulances and medical staff.
The Palestinian Red Crescent confirmed that an ambulance crew was directly hit by a gas grenade during the operation.
Settler violence escalates near Beit Lahm
On Saturday, ten Palestinians were injured during a settler attack on Khalayel al-Loz, south of Beit Lahm. One person was shot in the thigh, while others were beaten.
Footage circulated online showing settlers hurling stones from a hilltop, with one armed with a semi-automatic rifle.
European governments issued a joint statement calling on “Israel” to comply with international law, noting that settler attacks have surged to the highest levels recorded since UN monitoring began in 2006.
Large-scale detentions in Tammun
On November 29, Israeli forces carried out a mass raid in Tammun, detaining around 100 Palestinians amid home invasions, family expulsions, and searches conducted under the pretext of locating weapons, with no confirmation that any were found.
Additional raids struck Kfar Malek, Beit Lid, Silwad, and areas near al-Quds, where 12 Palestinians were detained. In several areas, troops demolished homes and converted others into military posts.
Demolitions continue across al-Quds and the West Bank
In occupied al-Quds, Israeli authorities forced resident Muhammad Karshan to self-demolish his home in the al-Salam neighbourhood, part of an escalating demolition campaign.
According to the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission, “Israel” has demolished more than 1,000 structures since October 2023, affecting around 3,700 homes and buildings across the West Bank.
A pattern of fragmentation and coercive control
From the Al-Quds Brigades confrontation in Qabatiya to widespread raids, curfews, and settler assaults, the Israeli occupation continues to enforce a system of control designed to fragment Palestinian communities, restrict movement, and suppress daily life.
Through mass detentions, systematic home invasions, and the militarisation of entire towns, “Israel” entrenches a climate of coercion across the West Bank while deepening the precarity of civilian life under occupation.
