Israeli army makes arrests during occupied West Bank raids
Israeli soldiers have conducted several raids across the occupied Palestinian territory this morning, according to Wafa news agency.
Here is a summary of what has taken place so far:
- Two Palestinians were arrested from the town of Arura and the Jalazone camp, north of Ramallah.
- Three homes were raided in Kafr Malek, east of Ramallah.
- A kindergarten and a home were raided in the Balata refugee camp east of Nablus.
- Two were arrested from al-Khader south of Bethlehem.
Israeli forces attack, arrest anti-settlement activist near Hebron: Report
They stormed Khirbet Aqwais, a village in the Masafer Yatta area of the occupied West Bank, and assaulted activist Naim Khaled Abu Aram, according to Wafa.
Abu Aram was later arrested, the news agency reported.
It was one of several raids carried out by Israeli forces across the West Bank today, with earlier arrests near Ramallah and Bethlehem.
Israeli forces assault 63-year-old farmer in West Bank: Report
Israeli forces have stormed the town of al-Khader, south of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, and assaulted an elderly farmer, according to the Wafa news agency.
Wafa quoted a member of a local farmers cooperative who said the assault took place on the property of 63-year-old Muhammad Yaqoub Sabih, who was hospitalised after the incident.
The report also stated that Sabih’s wife and daughter were briefly detained during the raid.
