Israeli forces storm Nablus in nine-hour raid, injuring dozens
Israeli troops take position during a raid in Nablus city in the occupied West Bank on 27 August 2025
The New Arab reports on 27 August 2025:
Israeli occupation forces stormed the northern West Bank city of Nablus at dawn on Wednesday, launching a nine-hour raid on the Old City and surrounding areas.
Troops raided homes, forced residents out, and deliberately ransacked properties, breaking doors, entering a school and a museum, and carrying out widespread searches, local sources reported.
A young man was shot in the foot during the raid. The Palestinian Red Crescent said it treated 27 injuries, including two from rubber bullets and 25 cases of tear gas suffocation, as clashes continued throughout the morning.
Schools and official institutions in Nablus suspended classes amid fears the operation could continue. The incursion came a day after Israeli forces raided central Ramallah, storming currency exchange offices, confiscating their contents, and arresting employees, sparking clashes that wounded dozens.
Elsewhere, Israeli forces continued a two-day raid on the town of Sebastia, northwest of Nablus, storming homes and interrogating young men in the field.
Troops have also maintained repeated assaults on Jenin and Tulkarm refugee camps in recent months, displacing residents, bulldozing areas, and carving new roads to facilitate military operations. Hundreds have been killed and injured in these ongoing campaigns.
In Bethlehem province, Israeli forces issued demolition orders for over 250 agricultural rooms and several commercial facilities in al-Jabaa and Husan, and arrested six Palestinians, including freed prisoner Khaled al-Sayfi, 60, from Dheisheh camp.