Since dawn, the town of Qabatiya is subjected of various Israeli special forces operations. **Raid on houses** Israeli forces raided the home of captive Zakaria Zubeideh in Jenin camp, tying up and blindfolding his wife, daughter, and son. Israeli forces surrounded a house in the town, fired Energa grenades at it, and raided nearby homes. Invading Israeli units also turned the area around the Jenin refugee camp into a staging ground for operations targeting Qabatiya and Ya’bad. Theyraided houses adjacent to the besieged house in the town of Qabatiya, south of Jenin. They arrested a Palestinian youth from Qabatiya before withdrawing from the area. Israeli units deployed additional reinforcements to Qabatiya while an Apache helicopter hovered overhead. **Drone strike on a car** Israeli drones struck a car in the town of Qabatiya, south of Jenin Refugee Camp, killing at least two Palestinians and injuring an un determined number. Israeli troops entered Qabatiya following the attack, deploying across the town and heightening anxiety among the residents. **Victims names** - Mohammed Al-Amer Zakarneh, - Muhammad Raouf Kamil

Since the ceasefire in Gaza on January 19, 2025, Israel has launched a particularly bloody and destructive operation (Iron Wall) against the city of Jenin and the surrounding localities. At the same time, operations to strengthen the occupation and block localities are taking place on a daily basis. A campaign of obstruction is being carried out across all entrances, exits, and checkpoints in the West Bank, with the addition of numerous filtering or blocking points. Each locality is being isolated from the others. At the same time, special forces and armored vehicles carry out numerous raids across various localities. These raids may be motivated by special operations such as arrests or acts of reprisal for moments of celebration welcoming Palestinian prisoners released as part of the ceasefire agreement. In some areas, snipers are deployed, while in others, D9 bulldozers destroy infrastructure. The entire system makes life for Palestinians even more unbearable and harshly reinforces the weight of the occupation

**On January 22,** in the evening, Israeli occupation forces besieged a house during 5 hours, sheltering resistance fighters involved in the Al-Funduq attack against a bus of settlers ten days ago. - Media sources said that an undercover Israeli force infiltrated the town and besieged a citizen’s home in Burqin town. - Israeli forces have also used rockets and drones in their clashes. Additional reinforcements have been sent to the village as the siege continues. - Hassan Sobh, the town’s Mayor, told the WAFA News Agency that the Israeli army used women and children as human shields, demanding they evacuate the building over loudspeaker. - The both men refused to surrender and engaged in intense clashes with the forces in Burqin, west of Jenin. For at least the ninth time, Israeli forces targeted their house with a shoulder-fired missile. Part of the besieged house collapsed due to the repeated shelling. - The army then opened heavy fire at the home, fired “Energa” anti-tank grenades at it, and carried out several drone strikes, executing the two young men, and detaining their bodies. - Two Israeli soldiers were wounded during the operation. - The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) reported that the owner of the bombed home, a 60-year-old citizen was transported to hospital after soldiers shot him in both of legs with live ammunition. - On Thursday morning, the Palestinian Health Ministry confirmed the deaths of the two young men, Qutaiba Walid Ahmad Shalabi, 30, and Mohammad Asad Mahmoud Nazzal, 25, adding that the army confiscated the bodies of the slain young men. - Israeli forces arrested 3 young men. **Martyrs names**: - Mohammad Asad Mahmoud Nazzal, 25 - Qutaiba Walid Ahmad Shalabi, 30

Since the ceasefire agreement, Israeli forces escalated its assault on Jenin, by enforced the largest scale of road closures and checkpoints in the West Bank since the second Intifada. - in some instances soldiers are checking a car every 30 mins then closing the checkpoint. Others reported soldiers chatting, laughing, and taking selfies while thousands of vehicles remained stuck for hours. - The closures are enforced to prevent Palestinians from moving through cities effectively creating a siege surrounding every city from the North to the South. - Just in Bethlehem, Israeli forces sealed the entrances/exits with 89 gates, barriers, and concrete blocks - Social Media are used by Palestinian to inform their community about the better way to reach some location. - The main goal in instauring checkpoints obstruction like Bethlehem, Salfit, Nablus, Jericho, Ramallah, Hebron, is to suffocate Palestinians into submission to the zionist settler colonial project. **Increased Checkpoints and Roadblocks:** Following the ceasefire, Israeli authorities imposed additional measures to strengthen security in the West Bank. According to reports, 146 iron gates were added in January alone, bringing the total number of roadblocks and gates in the West Bank to 898. These barriers have significantly limited Palestinians' ability to move freely between cities and villages, often leaving them stranded for long periods. **Military Justification vs. Public Perception:** The Israeli military justifies the extensive use of checkpoints and gates as a security measure to apprehend militants and prevent "terrorist" attacks on Israel. However, Palestinians and human rights organizations argue that these measures are punitive and contribute to a broader strategy of control and suppression.Critics, including Israeli human rights groups, suggest that the Israeli government’s actions reflect a shift of focus from Gaza to further control and suppression of Palestinians in the West Bank. **Consequences on daily lives** - The new security measures have disrupted daily activities. For example, residents of towns like Taybeh and Birzeit have reported waiting hours at checkpoints, sometimes stuck in their cars from late afternoon to the early morning. - Palestinians describe the new conditions as being similar to living in a "cage," where they can only go out during the day and are forced to return home by evening due to the restrictions. - Impact on ability to work, with Palestinians losing significant amounts of work hours due to long waiting times at checkpoints. This further exacerbates economic strain and complicates daily planning. - being unable to make even short-term plans due to the unpredictable nature of checkpoint controls.The inability to plan ahead and the feeling of being under constant surveillance contribute to a growing sense of stress and insecurity. **Qalandia checkpoint obstruction** Qalandiya is an Israeli military checkpoint located between Ramallah and Jerusalem in the occupied Palestinian territories. It is a crucial transit point for Palestinians traveling between the northern and southern parts of the West Bank. Approximately 9,000 vehicles pass through Qalandiya checkpoint daily, highlighting its heavy usage and importance for local commuters. Due to Israeli traffic restrictions, the adjacent road has become an essential route for movement from Ramallah to the southern West Bank. **Nablus area obstruction** The Israeli forces tighten their measures at the military checkpoints surrounding the city of Nablus. They set up 10 permanent military checkpoints around the city of Nablus, installed 36 iron gates at its entrances and the surrounding villages, and closed more than 47 sites with earth mounds, preventing thousands of local residents from reaching their homes and destinations On February 2, for nearly two weeks, Israeli forces have tightened military measures at checkpoints around Nablus, causing severe traffic. They have also set up flying checkpoints, searching vehicles and checking citizens' IDs. **On January 26 :** **Salfit:** A military checkpoint was established near the entrance to Qarawat Bani Hassan, causing major traffic congestion. Entrances to the city of Salfit and the villages of Bruqin, Kifl Haris, Deir Istiya, and Kafr Ad-Dik were blocked by metal gates, limiting access. **Bethlehem:** The Israeli military sealed the main entrance to the village of Al-Manshiya by locking its iron gate late last night. This closure cuts off the only road connecting rural southern areas to Bethlehem, a key city for services and commerce. **Northeastern West Bank (Jordan Valley):** Israeli forces strengthened restrictions at the Tayasir and Hamra checkpoints in the northern Jordan Valley. Palestinian vehicles were blocked from passing through these checkpoints, causing long queues and significant delays. **Ramallah Area (Central West Bank):** The Israeli military significantly increased restrictions around the **city of Ramallah**. Key roads were closed, including the Birzeit-Attara gate, the northern entrance to Al-Bireh, and the Nabi Saleh gate to the northwest. Intense searches were conducted at the Ein Sinya checkpoint, causing severe traffic jams. A new military checkpoint was installed at the entrance to the **village of Aboud**, northwest of Ramallah, severely impacting local traffic. **At the Attara checkpoint**, identity card checks were conducted, leading to significant delays and disruptions. **Mustafa Barghouti @Mustafa_Barghouti statement** *"There is an Israeli war of checkpoints in the West Bank. The Israeli army is enhancing its collective punishment against millions of Palestinians in the West Bank . It increased the number of military checkpoints in the West Bank to 898. Each checkpoint is designed to be a place for harassment, humiliation, and obstruction of movement. It often also becomes a dangerous place where many Palestinians are killed. According to the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, the checkpoints were ordered by the Israeli Government to obstruct and harass Palestinian civilian movement in the West Bank during the period of the ceasefire in Gaza. According to Haaretz, many Palestinians spend long hours waiting at checkpoints, sometimes for 5-8 hours. According to reports we received, many Palestinians had to spend several nights in other cities or villages they were visiting for work, business or medical care because they couldn’t travel back to their homes since the Israeli army closed down the gates or the checkpoints to their towns or villages. Many of the checkpoints are gates that the army can close any time, and as long as they wish. A trip from Ramallah to Jericho, which usually takes 45 minutes, can now take 5 hours some days. Most of the movement from the South and North of the West Bank is paralyzed while illegal Israeli settlers move freely and continue to attack Palestinian cars on the roads. The gates and oppressive checkpoints are not only a system of collective punishment but are also consolidating the Israeli apartheid against Palestinians."*

Jenin Hospital has been under siege since January 22. On January 21, Israel killed at least 10 Palestinians and left more than 35 wounded in a large-scale operation ("Iron Wall") in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin. “Iron Wall,” operation includes IDF troops, Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) officers and Border Police, according to the Israeli military. **Name of the victims** Dr. Nader Irsheid, Dr. Khaled Zakarneh, Dr. Abdullah Al-Thaher, nurse Muhammad Amarneh, and nurse Ashraf Alauna were injured in different locations, near Jenin Governmental Hospital, Al-Amal Hospital, and Al-Razi Hospital. **1. Jenin Governmental Hospital:** More than 600 displaced individuals sought refuge, with the hospital surrounded by military forces and cut off from food for an entire day. Despite attempts to coordinate food delivery, the Israeli military blocked it. Director Wissam Bakr reported that bulldozers made it difficult for medical teams to enter or exit the hospital. Bakr described the situation as tragic, fearing an assault or shooting by the Israeli army. During the night, Israeli forces bulldozed the road outside the Jenin Governmental Hospital, effectively blocking access to the hospital for ambulances. On the morning of January 22, a Roya journalist reported that Israeli forces requested Palestinians evacuate the Jenin Government Hospital and gave patients eight hours to leave. They ordered citizens to walk on foot through a security corridor to the Al-Awda Roundabout, where everyone would be thoroughly inspected. They evicted the Jenin Governmental Hospital. The patients were seen walking on foot, using the bulldozed street before the deadline passed. According to Medical Aid for Palestine (MAP), medics claimed that "minimal staff are inside and they are not allowed to leave." "No supplies, not even basic items like bread, are permitted to enter. Meanwhile, the rest of the hospital staff outside are being prevented from reaching the facility." At the end of the morning, a group of Palestinians were arrested by Israeli forces in front of the entrance. The loud noise of military vehicles and bulldozers, combined with threats over loudspeakers, made the residents fear the hospital could face the same fate as those destroyed by Israeli forces in Gaza. **2. Al-Amal Hospital:** The siege was more violent, with soldiers firing indiscriminately into the courtyard, wounding at least three doctors and two hospital workers. The situation was chaotic, with gunfire heard throughout the hospital grounds. A nurse was shot behind the hospital and left bleeding until rescued by a paramedic. The hospital remains under strict siege, with only one ambulance allowed in or out, constantly inspected. Food delivery is only possible through this ambulance, with its staff under constant threat. **3. Al-Razi Hospital & Palestinian Authorities Collaboration** Coinciding with the Israeli occupation's aggression, the PA's security forces, affiliated with the Fatah movement (PLO), arrested a wounded young man after besieging and storming the Al-Razi Hospital in Jenin. They also shot a young man in the head. The Director of Al-Razi Hospital in Jenin to Al Jazeera: There are two serious injuries by occupation bullets after clashes in front of the hospital. Security forces affiliated with the Authority stormed the patients' section of the hospital after gunfire. PA security forces stormed the hospital, arresting a wounded man believed to be a member of the Jenin Battalion and wanted by the Israeli army. This marked the first time Palestinian forces publicly participated in an Israeli military assault in the West Bank. **Context :** Israeli occupation forces have intensified their deadly raid in Jenin, in the occupied West Bank, destroying infrastructure, displacing around 2,000 families, and forcing the evacuation of the public hospital under direct threat. **January 23: evacuation of Jenin Hospitals continues** lsraeli forces continue to evict Palestinians from the vicinity of Jenin Camp, including patients in Jenin Governmental Hospital.  **Janurary 24 :** The infrastructure destruction around the Jenin Governement Hospital continues. The roads and the building are so deeply destructuct that the ambulances cannot reach the entrance of the hospital. **On January 25:** Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General of the United Nations : “Reports indicate that Jenin Governmental Hospital is still without water & electricity, due to the Israeli aggression.” “Reports indicate difficulty in reaching Jenin Governmental Hospital due to damaged roads.” **On January 26:** Israeli occupation forces also continue to block access to the Jenin Government Hospital, hindering the entry and exit of civilians. **On January 28-29:** The occupation forces continue to obstruct the work of ambulance crews in the city of Jenin, as they detained ambulances during the night in the industrial zone, the Post Street area, and the main roundabout. They also tighten their entry and exit to the Jenin Governmental Hospital, and check the identities of paramedics. A woman and her son, attempting to reach Jenin Government Hospital, were forced to leave their car, searched, and prevented from reaching the hospital. The woman fainted. This incident is an indication of the consequences faced by the people of Jenin due to health access obstruction. **Statement of UN human rights office** Thameen al-Kheetan, of the UN human rights office, called Israeli tactics in Jenin “deadly operations”, after Israel targeted a refugee camp in the centre of the city and besieged a nearby hospital : “We are deeply concerned by the use of unlawful lethal force in Jenin, in the occupied West Bank,” he said on Friday, criticising “methods and means developed for war fighting, in violation of human rights law … this includes multiple airstrikes and apparently random shooting at unarmed residents attempting to flee or find safety.”

**During the evening of 20th January, 2025,** Israeli "Magav" Border Police begun an extensive operation in the Shuafat refugee camp in Jerusalem. - The gunfire reported : they fired with real bullets and gas bombs. - Three wounded including a 12 year old boy who was shot in the chest. Now in stable condition.

On January 21, The Israeli armed forces raided the village of Beit Furik, east of Nablus, in the early hours of the morning, The Israeli occupation forces have detained at least 13 Palestinians from the villages of Azzun and Beit Furik. The occupation forces arrested and detained the young man Fahmi Nael Hanani They carried out field investigation operations for dozens of young men, accompanied by widespread abuse, attacks and threats, in addition to acts of vandalism and destruction in more than 15 citizens' homes. This systematic policies used by the Israeli forces in the occupied territories is the most prominent tools of the policy of collective punishment, which also constitutes a central tool for the occupation in targeting citizens.

Israel launched a new large-scale invasion of Jenin dubbed “Iron Walls” with an aim to "eradicate terrorism in Jenin" as described by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and finance minister Bezalel Smotrich. The latter claimed credit for the operation which he demanded the Israeli war cabinet to implement. The finance minister praised the raids and **hinted that it will entail significant escalations** in the West Bank to protect settlements. The operation began directly as Palestinian Authority (PA) security forces starting withdrawing from the camp after it concluded a brutal campaign to rout resistance members at the behest of Israel, killing 16 people, mostly civilians and including one journalist. Around midday, Israeli armored vehicles and bulldozers invaded Jenin with supporting fire from helicopters and drones, entering from the Jamaleh military checkpoint. The troops laid siege to the refugee camp and declared it a **closed military zone** by 5 pm. Witnesses reported heavy gunfire in the first moments of the invasion, in addition to at least two drone airstrikes. Footage from local sources documented the moments where unarmed **civilians**, including elderly and medics, were **repeatedly shot at** by Israeli gunfire while they were struggling to find cover on open streets. IDF vehicles had also laid siege to the local Al-Amal hospital and prevented medical evacuation of the injured. ### Day 2: Jan 22 Israeli forces besieged two hospitals with support from PA security forces. IDF bulldozers have continued razing ifnrastructure with a particular focus on roads around Jenin Government Hospital and Al-Razi Hospital further restricting access to critical healthcare for casualties. IDF troops have also widened attacks to towns surrounding Jenin, while multiplying the number of checkpoints across the West Bank. Around 7:45 pm, Israeli bombed a house in the town of Burqin, west of Jenin. after besieging it. ### Casualties: On the first day, at least 10 Palestinians were killed and about 40 wounded, including healthcare workers: 3 doctors and 2 nurses. **Names of the martyrs:** 1. Abdulwahab Al-Saadi (Jan 21) 2. Khalil Al-Saadi (Jan 21) 3. Amin Zawayda (Jan 21) 4. Moataz Abu Tabikh (Jan 21) 5. Raed Abu Sabaa (Jan 21) 6. Ahmad Al-Shayeb (Jan 21) 7. Yousef Abu Awad 8. Khalaf Ahmad Jamhawi 9. Hussein Abu Al-Hayjaa 10. Mahmoud Ibrahim Jaradat (Jan 21; besieged at home and killed in Ta'anak village, north west of Jenin. Body abducted)  11. 12. **Photos** Toddler injured by shrapnel 

**On Sunday, January 19, 2025**, Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian child after storming the town of **Sebastia, northwest of Nablus in the northern occupied West Bank.** Ahmad Rashid Rushdi Jazar, 14, was killed on the evening, after occupation forces shot him with live ammunition. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) reported that its ambulance crews transported a child to the hospital after he sustained a live gunshot wound to the chest; he later succumbed to his wounds. According to Mohammad Azem, the Mayor of Sebastia, the Israeli forces firing live rounds, tear gas canisters, and concussion grenades at citizens and their homes, shooting and killing the child, Jazar, and causing several others to suffer inhalation injuries. During the scenes from the funeral of Ahmad Rashid Jazar, his mother was seen carrying the body in the funeral procession **Statement of UN Human Rigths Office** International Observer as The UN Human Rights Office were alarmed by increased violence from settlers and Israeli security forces in the Occupied West Bank, coinciding with the Gaza ceasefire agreement and the release of detainees. This includes heightened movement restrictions for Palestinians, such as checkpoint closures and new gates. Israeli security forces also raided several Palestinian towns, killing a 14-year-old boy in Sebastia.

Around 3:30 pm, Israeli snipers shot a child killing him along with another man. Footage taken by bystanders showed shots being fired at a man trying to drag the body of the killed child. **Names of the martyrs:** 1. Nader Ajlan 2. Zakaria Hamid Yahya Barbakh (child)