The Israeli escalation was renewed in the occupied West Bank, and the occupation forces carried out incursions into several cities and towns, including clashes with Palestinians, at a time when Al-Aqsa Mosque witnessed dozens of settlers storming its courtyards under the protection of the occupation police, which in turn prevented worshipers from entering it.
The Israeli occupation army renewed its raids into cities and towns in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, and arrested a number of Palestinians, while a young man was injured after an Israeli attack in Hebron.
Eyewitnesses said that the occupation army carried out raids in the cities of Ramallah and Al-Bireh (central), Qalqilya, Tubas, Tulkarm, and Nablus (north), and towns in the Hebron governorates (south).
Witnesses reported that the army stormed the city of Tubas and launched raids on a number of homes. Armed confrontations and clashes broke out in several locations, while sounds of explosions were heard from time to time.
In the city of Qalqilya, confrontations broke out with Palestinians, in which the occupation used live bullets during an operation that lasted several hours, according to witnesses.
They pointed out that the army arrested at least 3 Palestinians during the operation.
In the city of Ramallah, the occupation army stormed a number of homes in the vicinity of the Palestine Medical Complex, and besieged it for a period of time after attempting to raid a nearby store.
During a military operation in Nablus and the town of Salem, east of the city, the occupation forces arrested two Palestinians, according to local sources, and also stormed the Shweika suburb in Tulkarm.
In Hebron, a young man was injured as a result of the Israeli occupation forces attacking him in the town of Al-Dhaheriya, and 4 others were arrested in the town of Dura, south of the city.
The occupation forces set up several military checkpoints at the entrances to Hebron, its towns, villages and camps, and closed a number of main and secondary roads with iron gates, cement cubes and earth mounds.
On Tuesday evening, a number of citizens suffocated after the occupation army forces stormed the town of Hizma, northeast of occupied Jerusalem.
Local sources said that the forces stormed the town, firing live bullets, stun grenades, and tear gas extensively, which led to a number of citizens suffering from suffocation due to inhaling the toxic gas.
The forces also stormed the town of Arraba, south of Jenin, and deployed a foot squad in its streets. They fired flares, set up ambushes, and raided several neighborhoods, without any arrests being reported.
In the town of Al-Khader, south of Bethlehem, confrontations broke out with the Israeli occupation forces, concentrated in the Umm Al-Saman area west of the town. Army forces fired stun grenades and toxic tear gas, but no casualties were reported.
Provocations in Al-Aqsa
In addition, settlers stormed the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque on Wednesday, protected by the Israeli occupation police.
Eyewitnesses reported to the Palestinian News Agency (Wafa) that dozens of settlers stormed Al-Aqsa from the direction of the Mughariba Gate, carried out provocative tours of its courtyards, and performed Talmudic rituals.
The occupation police stationed at the gates of the Old City and Al-Aqsa Mosque also prevented citizens from entering, causing the number of worshipers to decrease for the fifth month in a row.
The occupied West Bank is witnessing a wave of tension and field confrontations between Palestinians and the Israeli occupation army, including raids and arrests of Palestinians, coinciding with a devastating war on the Gaza Strip that left tens of thousands of civilian victims, most of them children and women.
The war on the Gaza Strip also caused an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe and massive destruction of infrastructure, which led to Israel being brought before the International Court of Justice on charges of “genocide.”
The occupation announces that 15 soldiers were injured in the Gaza battles and is preparing to rehabilitate 20,000 disabled soldiers
The Israeli occupation army said that 15 soldiers were injured during the past 24 hours in the Gaza battles. While the Israeli Ministry of Defense reported that it is preparing to rehabilitate 20,000 disabled soldiers (officers and soldiers) by the end of 2024.
Israeli occupation army data updated on Wednesday indicated that 15 soldiers were injured during the past 24 hours.
Based on army data published on its website, the number of wounded soldiers and officers since the beginning of the war on October 7, 2023, rose to 2,897 from 2,882 yesterday, Tuesday.
The army indicated that 437 of its members were seriously injured, 761 were moderately injured, and 1,699 were slightly injured, making 15 soldiers injured since Tuesday.
But the army points out that among these, 1,352 were injured in ground battles in the Gaza Strip, up from 1,346 yesterday, Tuesday.
It also indicates that 270 were seriously injured, 452 were moderately injured, and 629 were slightly injured.
Based on data from the Israeli occupation army, 352 soldiers and officers are still receiving treatment in hospitals, including 29 in serious condition, 237 in moderate condition, and 86 in minor condition.
Preparations to rehabilitate 20,000 soldiers
The Israeli Ministry of Defense said on Wednesday that it is preparing to rehabilitate 20,000 disabled soldiers (officers and soldiers) by the end of 2024.
The ministry added in a statement: “The Rehabilitation Department of the Ministry of Defense is preparing to receive about 20,000 new disabled Israeli soldiers by the end of 2024.”
She pointed out that "since the beginning of the war (on Gaza) on October 7 until today, more than 5,500 wounded men and women have been admitted to the rehabilitation ward."
She stated that 80% of those wounded in the war on Gaza are being accepted, and within a week they receive the entire treatment basket without any gaps, and each wounded person has a complete rehabilitation plan.
The Ministry explained that “most of the wounded (95%) are men, in reserve until the age of 30 years. More precisely, 46% of the wounded are between the ages of 21-30 years, 36% are between the ages of 31-40 years, and 18% are over the age of 40 years.”
She indicated that "70% of the wounded who were admitted to the rehabilitation ward were on reserve duty, 7% were permanent, 10% were regular soldiers who were discharged due to injury, and 13% were from the police and security forces."
The Israeli occupation army's data on its website indicates that 564 officers and soldiers have been killed since the beginning of the war on October 7, including 227 killed in ground battles in the Gaza Strip.
According to Israeli army data, the battles in Gaza resulted in “the injury of 2,828 officers and soldiers since the beginning of the war on October 7, including 1,304 who were injured in the ground battles in the Gaza Strip that began on the 27th of the same month.”