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Israeli military carries out mass arrests in Jenin

The Israeli military has begun a series of arrests the town of Jaba, south of Jenin in the occupied West Bank.

The Palestinian Information Center reports 17 people have been detained.

Israeli forces have also carried out raids in other areas in the occupied West Bank, including:

  • The city of Tubas, where Israeli forces reportedly rearrested a released prisoner
  • The city of Hebron
  • The city of Halhul, north of Hebron
  • The town of al-Asakra, east of Bethlehem
  • The town of Beit Fajjar, south of Bethlehem, where the Palestinian Information Center said a child was arrested.


Israeli forces carry out mass arrests across Bethlehem

The Israeli military has arrested 25 Palestinians in locations across Bethlehem governorate in recent hours, the Wafa news agency reports.

Here’s a breakdown:

  • Nineteen men have been arrested in the village of al-Asakra, east of Bethlehem
  • Four men have been arrested in the town of Beit Fajjar, south of Bethlehem
  • One man has been arrested in the village of Rakhma, east of Bethlehem
  • One man has been arrested in the town of Husan, west of Bethlehem


Israeli military carries out more West Bank arrests

The Israeli military’s arrest campaign continues across the occupied West Bank, the Wafa news agency reports.

Here’s a breakdown:

  • 10 people were arrested in Jaba town, south of Jenin
  • four people were arrested in Kafr Malek village, east of Ramallah
  • two people were arrested in Yabad town, south of Jenin
  • two men were arrested in Nablus city

Earlier, we reported that Israeli forces arrested 25 Palestinians in locations across Bethlehem governorate.


Two people killed in Jenin camp in occupied West Bank

The Palestinians have been shot dead by Israeli forces during their latest incursion into the refugee camp, the Palestinian Health Ministry says.

The Israeli military is carrying out raids in Jenin using bulldozers with snipers reported to be on rooftops and an intense drone presence in the sky.

In August, Israel launched its largest assault on the occupied West Bank since the second Intifada in 2000. Jenin city, home to nearly 50,000 people, was surrounded by Israeli forces as part of a wider attack also on Nablus, Tubas and Tulkarem.