Jenin: Israeli occupation forces detained a young man at dawn on Tuesday during a raid on the town of Faqqu'a, north of Jenin. Local sources said that the occupation forces arrested Ahmed Al-Dhaker during the raid.
According to Palestine News and Information Agency - WAFA, infantry units were deployed in several neighborhoods, and occupation soldiers raided and searched several homes. The head of the village council, Barakat al-Omari, reported that the occupation forces stormed the town at midnight with a large number of infantry units. They raided a house, forced its residents to evacuate, and turned it into a military barracks.
Al-Omari added that the occupation forces arrested Ahmad Jalghoum after raiding and searching his home and interrogating his family members on the spot. Meanwhile, occupation soldiers were checking citizens' IDs, obstructing vehicles, and interrogating their owners.
The village council head noted that the occupation forces raid the village almost daily due to its proximity to the apartheid wall. However, he emphasized that this raid was the largest in terms of the number of soldiers involved. In response to the raid, the village schools canceled classes for the day and announced the postponement of scheduled exams to a later date to protect the lives and safety of the students.
Faqqu'a, which has a population of 5,200 people, has been surrounded by the apartheid wall since 2003. The wall has resulted in the loss of 240 dunams of the village's land.
