Bethlehem:Israeli forces injured two Palestinians near Bethlehem and detained a young man west of Jenin during a series of raids across the occupied West Bank on Monday. Additionally, a memorial south of Nablus was demolished by the forces.
According to Anadolu Agency – English, the Palestine Red Crescent Society reported that two Palestinians were hospitalized with bruises after being assaulted by Israeli forces in Al-Minya, near Bethlehem. In Kafr Dan, west of Jenin, Israeli special forces raided a home and shops, detaining a young man before withdrawing.
In Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya, south of Nablus, Israeli troops demolished a memorial to slain Palestinians at the village's main entrance and seized a display depicting a map of Palestine. The forces also uprooted olive trees and blocked entrances to Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya and neighboring As-Sawiya with bulldozers.
In Hizma, northeast of occupied East Jerusalem, Israeli forces closed the town's entrances, several shops, and fired stun grenades at residents. Additionally, troops searched the town of Ramin, east of Tulkarem, with no arrests reported, while military vehicles disrupted traffic in Iktaba and removed a Palestinian flag from Martyrs' Square.
The Palestinian Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission documented 3,133 attacks by Israeli forces and occupiers in the West Bank in October, marking a 52.8% increase from September. The commission noted that attacks by occupiers more than doubled from September.