Qabatiya (Arabic: قباطية, also spelled Qabatia, Qabatya, and Kabatiya) is a Palestinian city in Jenin Governorate, West Bank, Palestine. Since the Six-Day War in 1967, Qabatiya has been under illegal Israeli occupation. After Oslo II in 1995, Qabatiya came under Palestinian Authority (PA) administration, in what is now known as Areas A and B.

September 19 events :

Raid and Deaths: Israeli occupation forces raided the town of Qabatiya, south of Jenin, killing at least three Palestinians. The forces besieged a house, bombarding it with missiles, and later demolished it with bulldozers. The bodies of the three Palestinians were taken to the roof of the house before its demolition.

Military Clashes: Armed clashes erupted between Israeli forces and resistance fighters as military reinforcements and bulldozers were brought into the town.

Obstruction of Aid: Israeli forces blocked Red Crescent teams from reaching the besieged house, and detonated a bomb nearby. One injured man was evacuated by ambulance.

Journalists Targeted: Tear gas was fired at journalists covering the raid.

Schools Besieged: Israeli forces surrounded two schools (near another besieged building) trapping nearly 1,000 students inside, while eight other schools were evacuated. Many students suffered from tear gas inhalation.

Child injured in a bank The Red Crescent has rescued a child who was hit and injured by an Israeli live bullet in the waist area

Extrajudicail execution : The Palestinian resistance fighter Mustafa Zakarneh was killed in an Israeli drone strike on his vehicle in Qabatiya.

Bodies desecration : Israeli soldiers were seen throwing the bodies of three Palestinians killed in a gunfight from the roof of a high-rise building. A digger later mutilated the bodies and took them in a dumpster through the city as a form of humiliation.

Infrastructure Damage: Israeli bulldozers destroyed roads and a police station during the raid.

Quoting medical sources: following Red Crescent, the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces gunfire and shelling in Qabatiya has risen to 6 :

1- Ahmed Maher Zakarneh

2- Fadi Jawdat Hanaysheh

3- Muhammad Khaled Abu al-Rab

4- Omar Abu al-Rab

5- Mustafa Zakarneh

6- Muhammad Kamil Abu Khamira OR Mohammed Omar Abu Khamira https://x.com/observrwestbank/status/1836835665327312989

On the other hand according to Red Crescent 8 Palestinians were injured by bullets, 2 of them in critical condition so far.

Sources :

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/west-bank-escalations-three-killed-in-jenin-students-trapped-in-besieged-schools/

https://english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/149397