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Israeli soldiers arrest two brothers in Bethlehem

The Wafa news agency is reporting that Israeli soldiers arrested two brothers from the town of Al-Doha, in Bethlehem.

Israeli soldiers also opened fire in the Jericho Valley, injuring one Palestinian, the Palestinian Red Crescent said, according to our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic.

Meanwhile, Wafa also reported that Israeli forces fired tear gas during raids on the village of Al-Mughayyir, in Ramallah and al-Ras, south of Tulkarem, with no arrests or injuries reported.


An Israeli soldier aims a weapon at a Palestinian man sitting at a watermelon stand in the Old Askar refugee camp in the city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday

Israeli forces arrest Palestinian amid raids in occupied West Bank

A Palestinian man has been detained in Qalqilya city by the Israeli army after they raided his home, the Wafa news agency is reporting.

Israeli forces also seized three vehicles in a raid on al-Khader, south of Bethlehem, and raided homes in Sarta, west of Salfit, as well as in the city of Nablus.


Twenty Palestinians detained in latest West Bank raids

Israeli forces have rounded up 20 people in raids throughout the occupied West Bank since last night, according to the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society.

Among those detained are three women and numerous former prisoners, it said.

Since October 7, Israeli forces have made about 17,000 arrests in the West Bank, according to the  group’s tally, holding many without formal charge.


Israeli forces demolish dead Palestinian’s home for second time

Israeli forces have demolished the home of Abdul Qader al-Qawasmi, killed in November 2023, in Hebron for the second time, Wafa news agency is reporting.

According to security sources quoted by Wafa, a large contingent of Israeli soldiers stormed multiple neighbourhoods, set up positions near a central traffic circle and carried out the demolition.

During the operation, several families were detained and a military checkpoint was installed at Hebron’s northern entrance. The house was previously demolished in January 2024.