West Bank resistance mounts as Israeli raids sweep Hebron, Nablus, Bethlehem
Social media photos show damage left behind after Israeli occupation forces raided a Palestinian home near Hebron
The Palestine Chronicle reports on 1 July 2026:
Key Developments
- Palestinian groups documented 19 resistance operations across the occupied West Bank over the past 48 hours.
- Israeli occupation forces launched a large-scale arrest campaign, detaining several Palestinians, including five women and a 72-year-old journalist.
- Israeli military raids, road closures and settler attacks continued across multiple governorates, further escalating tensions.
Resistance Operations Spread across West Bank
According to the Palestinian Information Center Ma’ta, Palestinian resistance fighters carried out 19 operations against Israeli occupation forces and illegal Israeli Jewish settlers over the past 48 hours amid escalating Israeli military raids and settler violence across the occupied West Bank.
The operations included 12 field confrontations, five incidents in which residents repelled settler attacks, and two demonstrations held in Al-Bireh and Nablus.
Clashes erupted in Al-Ram and Hizma in occupied Jerusalem, while residents confronted illegal settlers in Hizma. Similar confrontations were reported in al-Mughayyir, Deir Abu Mash’al, Beitunia, Beit Furik, Awarta, al-Hara’iq, Qalqilya, and Arab al-Rashayda, where three settlers were reportedly injured after residents repelled a settler attack.
The latest developments come as confrontations continue to spread alongside repeated Israeli incursions and growing settler attacks targeting Palestinian communities and property.
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