Israeli troops raided overnight several Palestinian cities, towns and villages across the West Bank in what Palestinian reports described as one of the most extensive waves of raids in recent nights, involving dozens of searches, field interrogations and arrests across multiple locations simultaneously.
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Israeli soldiers move on a street outside the Nablus Specialty Hospital in the West Bank city of Nablus, Friday. Credit: Majdi Mohammed,AP
Israeli soldiers move on a street outside the Nablus Specialty Hospital in the West Bank city of Nablus, Friday. Credit: Majdi Mohammed,AP
The raids come after two Israelis and four Palestinians were killed in a clash near Nablus on Friday when armed Israeli settlers entered the nearby Palestinian town of Tell and a Palestinian resident seized a weapon from one of the settlers. The deadly incident triggered a wave of settler raids and attacks on surrounding Palestinian villages.
Overnight, the IDF raided Tell and searched dozens of homes there, including those of families of Palestinians killed on Friday. According to Palestinian sources, more than 20 residents were detained by the morning, and the operation in the village remains ongoing.
IDF forces also operated in multiple municipalities in the Jenin Governorate, including a residential compound near the Arab American University for people displaced from the Jenin Refugee Camp. Forces conducted additional raids in the areas of Tulkarm and in the city of Qalqilya, while at least three arrests were reported in the town of Azzun.