Raids and arrests in the occupied West Bank

Israeli occupation forces have launched, at dawn on Monday, a broad arrest campaign in different West Bank cities and villages, resulting in the arrest of at least eighteen Palestinian citizen.

Occupation military sources, which confirmed the arrests, did not divulge the detainees’ identities and their cities however they pointed out that they were turned to the concerned security authorities for interrogation about their involvement in attacks against Israeli targets.

For its part, Palestinian security sources told Quds Press that an armed military force of the occupation army broke into several neighborhoods in Al-Khalil city in the early hours of Monday morning, where they arrested two Palestinian young men, Mohammed Abdeen, 30, and Ashraf Qawasmi, 25, and took both of them to an unknown destination.

In the same context, sources pointed out that the occupation forces had erected several checkpoints at the entrances to towns of Yatta and Samu southern Al-Khalil, and they have stepped up its military presence in the area which had witnessed on Sunday shooting on Palestinian workers by Jewish settlers the led to the death of two.

Meanwhile, Zionist occupation forces stormed, at dawn on Monday, the city of Jenin and towns of Burkin, Hashemeyyah, and Kfert and launched combing and raid campaigns, in addition they setting up ambushes, during clashes in Jenin refugee camp.

Eyewitnesses told PIC correspondent that more than ten military vehicles entered the Jenin refugee camp at dawn and began firing randomly, which provoked the citizens and led to the outbreak of clashes by throwing stones and empty bottles.

The sources pointed out that the occupation forces entered the town of Jenin, and roamed its streets until the morning hours.

The occupation forces also stormed Burkin, Hashemeyyah, and Kfert towns and launched combing operations in the open areas and Karam Zeitoun firing light bombs during the operation.