Israeli military, PA carry out raids across the occupied West Bank
Israeli military raids have been reported in several locations across the occupied West Bank over recent hours, including:
- The town of Azzun, east of Qalqilya
- The town of Halhul, north of Hebron
- The Ein Yabrud area in Ramallah district
- The Ein Sultan refugee camp in Jericho
- The town of Anata, north of occupied East Jerusalem, where several Palestinians have been arrested
- The city of Tulkarem, where a Palestinian man has been arrested
Palestinian Authority (PA) security forces have arrested two men from the town of Burqin and opened fire in the town of Yabad, both west of Jenin. PA forces have also raided a house in the al-Jisr neighbourhood in the city of Tubas.
Israeli forces targeted with explosive device in Jenin
We have been reporting on the Israeli military’s ongoing operations in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin and the Jenin refugee camp over recent days.
Our Al Jazeera Arabic colleagues now report that Palestinian fighters have targeted Israeli forces with an explosive device on Nazareth Street in the city of Jenin.
Armed clashes have also broken out between Palestinian fighters and Palestinian Authority security forces in the town of Yabad, west of Jenin, according to Al Jazeera Arabic.
PA security forces reportedly severely beat a number of Palestinian fighters after arresting them.
Israeli forces launch arrest campaign across the West Bank
Israeli forces have arrested at least 15 people as part of a widespread campaign of arrests across the occupied West Bank over recent hours.
At least 10 Palestinians have been detained in occupied East Jerusalem, the Palestinian Information Center reports. Israeli forces have also carried out arrests in both Tulkarem and Jenin, it adds.
In the city of Nablus, Israeli forces have also arrested three Palestinians from the same family, according to Al Jazeera Arabic.
Israeli soldiers with Palestinian men arrested during a military raid in Jenin on January 22
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