Watan-The Israeli occupation army did not content itself with the assassination of the martyr Saleh al-Arouri, the deputy head of the political bureau of the Islamic Resistance Movement “Hamas,” but it also proceeded to arrest his sisters.
In the past hours, the occupation forces carried out several raids accompanied by an arrest campaign in various parts of the West Bank, including the arrest of the sister of the martyr Saleh al-Arouri.
Against the backdrop of escalating tensions with the United States, the Houthi Ansar Allah group took a notable military step following American airstrikes that targeted dozens of locations in Yemen, reportedly hitting Houthi targets.
After the U.S. airstrikes, the Houthis conducted a military maneuver in the province of Saada, near the Saudi border, under the title “Ready for the Promised Victory Battle and Holy Jihad.”
Video footage documented the nature of this Houthi military maneuver, specifically in response to a U.S. airstrike that targeted the vicinity of Sanaa International Airport in the Yemeni capital.
Simulating an attack on Israeli settlements, the maneuver witnessed the use of various types of weapons, simulating an assault on Israeli settlements and targets.
The maneuver was carried out by members of Brigade 141 in the Baq’a axis in the sixth military region affiliated with the group in Saada province, northern Yemen.
Various military units participated in the maneuver, including the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) force, anti-tank units, sniper units, engineering units, artillery, armored units, infantry forces, military communications, and special mission units.
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In turn, the American news agency Bloomberg reported that the military exercises included live tank and artillery fire, the use of drones, and other weapons against targets bearing the Israeli flag.
Following these maneuvers, there was an American airstrike targeting a radar site affiliated with the Houthi Ansar Allah group in Yemen.
The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) stated on its “Ex” platform account that American forces conducted an airstrike on a Houthi radar site in Yemen.
CENTCOM added that the strike was carried out by the USS Carney using Tomahawk missiles, noting that this strike follows a specific military objective related to the strikes carried out on Friday.
CENTCOM explained that these strikes aim to “weaken the Houthi ability to attack ships, including merchant ships.”
The Israeli occupation forces raided the Arouri family’s house in the town of Aroura north of Ramallah and arrested Dalal al-Arouri, while Fatima al-Arouri was arrested during the invasion of the city of Birzeit.
The Israeli army radio reported that the reason for the arrest of Saleh al-Arouri’s sisters is what they called “incitement.”
Wide-scale Israeli Invasions The invasions by the occupation army also included the Jalazone camp north of Ramallah, the Aroub camp, and the town of Dura in the Hebron governorate in the southern West Bank.
The Israeli occupation forces also invaded the city of Jenin in the northern West Bank, leading to intense armed clashes with Palestinian resistance fighters.
During the invasion, which involved dozens of military vehicles, the occupation forces surrounded the main entrance to the Jenin camp, with violent clashes erupting in the city between Palestinian resistance fighters and the advancing forces.
Described as intense, the clashes saw the use of explosive devices by the resistance to target Israeli military vehicles, while Israeli bulldozers damaged the streets.
Meanwhile, two Palestinian youths were injured by Israeli forces’ gunfire during the invasion of the town of Arraba south of Jenin.
While ambulance crews transported one of the injured youths to the hospital, the Israeli forces arrested the second wounded individual.
Simultaneously, the Israeli army invaded the Faraa camp south of Tubas, with clashes erupting amid the sound of explosions in the camp.