On January 20, 2025, during the night, dozens (~65) of Palestinians were detained by Israeli soldiers in Azzun, Qalqilya Governorate, occupied West Bank. Footage shows dozens of detained Palestinians, most of them lying down next to Israeli soldiers, close to the Azzun Grand Mosque.

Another video shows 65 (to my count) Palestinians walking down one of the main streets alongside Israeli soldiers. Additionally a child can be seen at the end of the video walking next to a soldier. Looking at distinctive clothing, several detained Palestinians appear to match with the ones humiliated and abused. Several other videos and photos show the group of detained Palestinians on other locations on the same road, walking north.

Perpetrators:

A reporter of the Israeli right-wing Channel 14, Hallel Bitton Rosen, reported that the Shimshon Battalion carried out the detentions of "suspicious" Palestinians after a molotov cocktail was allegedly thrown at the soldier.

The Shimshon Battalion (92th) is part of the Kfir Brigade (900th), the largest infantry brigade in the Israel Defense Forces, that operates under the Central Command. Kfir soldiers wear camouflage berets and red boots. The brigade is composed of five battalions that are stationed in West Bank. The brigade trains in "urban and guerrilla warfare, specializing in complex areas".

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 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.