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At least 18 Palestinians arrested in occupied West Bank

Israeli forces have arrested at least 18 Palestinians across the occupied West Bank since last night, according to the Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society.

More than 11,600 people have been arrested in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem since Israel’s war on Gaza began in October last year, according to the Wafa news agency.

Israeli forces set fire to buildings in occupied West Bank

We’ve been reporting on the raid by Israeli forces in the town of Aqqaba, the occupied West Bank, where the Palestinian Health Ministry said at least one person was killed by Israeli soldiers there.

Sources told our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic that Israeli troops have now set fire to a building and a store in the town north of Tubas.

Translation: Local sources: The occupation forces set fire to a building and a commercial store during their storming of the town of Aqqaba, north of Tubas, a short while ago.


Palestinian ‘militant’ killed in Aqqaba, Israeli army claims

The Israeli army announced it killed a Palestinian gunman during an exchange of fire, and arrested five Palestinians in Tubas and the town of Aqqaba in the occupied West Bank.

The Israeli military said it confiscated weapons and money during the incursion in Tubas.

Earlier, the Palestinian Health Ministry said at least one person was killed by Israeli soldiers there and the body was still being held by them.