Key facts
- Israeli forces arrested Awni Al-Shakhshir and Ibrahim Al-Fino during a raid in Nablus.
- At least 20 Palestinians, including five women and a journalist, have been arrested across the West Bank and East Jerusalem since Tuesday.
- Israeli forces killed two Palestinian young men near Nablus on Thursday afternoon.
- The Israeli army claimed the two killed Palestinians attempted a car-ramming and shooting attack.
- Israeli forces closed several military roadblocks around Nablus, restricting movement.
Israeli forces conducted a raid in Nablus on Saturday, arresting two young men, Awni Al-Shakhshir and Ibrahim Al-Fino, according to local sources cited by WAFA. This incident follows a broader pattern of increased arrests by Israeli forces across the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, with the Palestinian Prisoners Society reporting at least 20 detentions since Tuesday evening. Among those detained are five women and a journalist. The Palestinian Prisoner’s Society stated that these arrests have sharply escalated since October 2023, characterizing them as collective punishment.
Separately, on Thursday afternoon, Israeli forces killed two Palestinian young men, Mamoun Badawi Idris Rashdan, 25, and Mohammad Ali Bassam Rashdan, 24, near the Za’tara junction south of Nablus. The Palestinian Health Ministry announced the killings, and reported that the Israeli army is withholding the bodies. The Israeli army claimed the two men attempted a car-ramming and shooting attack, stating their forces responded by opening fire and neutralizing the perpetrators without any reported injuries to their soldiers. The army also claimed the individuals were in possession of a "Carlo-type" weapon, though no evidence was provided. The incident occurred concurrently with a stabbing attack in Ramat Gan, central Israel, where an Israeli man was injured.
Following the killings near Nablus, Israeli forces closed the Awarta, Al-Murabba’a, Deir Sharaf, and Huwarra military roadblocks, significantly enhancing security measures and obstructing the movement of thousands of citizens.