Al Jazeera's correspondent reports that this Tuesday morning, four young men were martyred by Israeli Occupation Forces' gunfire in the Al-Saffa area west of Azzun town, east of Qalqilya city in the northern West Bank.
Activists stated that the Occupation soldiers assassinated the youths after surrounding them in a house, following recent clashes between resistance fighters and the Occupation forces in the area. Meanwhile, the Israeli army announced that an officer was moderately wounded during the confrontations.
Al Jazeera's correspondent also reported that a Palestinian youth was shot by the Israeli Occupation army in Qalqilya. Images shared by activists and local news sites on social media show Occupation soldiers dragging and beating the injured young man.
Local sources reported that a large military force invaded the town from several axes, leading to fierce clashes. They added that the Occupation forces conducted a series of raids and searches of homes and commercial establishments.
Israeli Occupation forces also stormed the Jalazone camp north of Ramallah and the Ain Sultan camp in Jericho in the West Bank this morning.
Local sources: The youth who ascended during the clash with the Occupation forces in the town of Azzun east of Qalqilya
— Quds News Network (@qudsn) January 2, 2024
Clashes in Jenin
In Jenin, the Israeli Occupation Forces withdrew their vehicles from the city and its camp following violent clashes with resistance fighters this morning.
Last night, Occupation forces invaded the city of Jenin in the northern occupied West Bank from several entrances, and clashes broke out in the Damaj neighborhood west of Jenin camp between the Occupation forces and Palestinian resistance fighters.
Occupation forces cut off the electricity to Jenin camp and its surrounding area, coinciding with Palestinian resistance fighters firing at the invading vehicles.
Additionally, Palestinian local platforms showed scenes of Israeli military vehicles invading the town of Ya'bad south of Jenin. Gunshots can be heard in video clips.
Sirens sounded in Jenin camp following reports of an Israeli Occupation forces invasion of the city
— Al Jazeera Palestine (@AJA_Palestine) January 1, 2024
Other video clips showed the eruption of clashes between Palestinian resistance fighters and Occupation forces following their invasion of the city of Salfit in the West Bank early this morning.
The infiltrating units abducted Palestinian youths and seized civilian cars. They also launched smoke grenades as they withdrew from the Al-Ain area near the northern entrance of the city.
A military procession and a statement from "Jenin Brigade" in support of the Palestinian factions in Gaza and condemning the continuous Israeli Occupation crimes against the Strip
— Al Jazeera Palestine (@AJA_Palestine) January 1, 2024
Earlier, the Jenin Brigade, part of the Saraya al-Quds military wing of the Islamic Jihad Movement, organized a march and a military display in Jenin city in support of Gaza and the resistance.
Dozens of armed individuals from the Jenin Brigade led the march, with the participation of the residents of the city, chanting slogans that condemned the ongoing bloody massacres by the Occupation in Gaza.
They also chanted slogans affirming their support for the resistance and its military wings.
The participants condemned the international silence and complicity, as they described it, emphasizing the continuation of the resistance and jihad from Jenin to the Gaza Strip.
Since October 7th, the Israeli army has been conducting daily raids and invasions into villages, towns, and camps in the West Bank and Jerusalem, accompanied by confrontations, arrests, shootings, and tear gas, concurrent with its ongoing aggression on the Gaza Strip.
