Raed Nairat

“It is as if you have turned Palestinian society back to 20 or 40 years ago in terms of fragmentation and turned the entire West Bank into a military zone ruled and controlled by the Israeli army,”

Raed Nairat · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-30

Nairat said the operation fragmented Palestinian society and turned the entire West Bank into a military zone controlled by the Israeli army.

“It is effectively collective punishment, with the aim of breaking the Palestinians’ will and making him pay a price he cannot bear, as a result of an act he may not have been consulted about and may not be content with,”

Raed Nairat · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-30

Nairat told Al Jazeera from Nablus that the operation constituted collective punishment aimed at breaking Palestinians' will.