Salfit: Israeli occupation forces raided the towns of Qarawat Bani Hassan and Biddya, west of Salfit, at dawn on Wednesday, with a large contingent of soldiers and military vehicles. Local sources reported that the occupation forces deployed throughout the towns, conducting raids and searches of several homes, during which they interrogated a number of residents in the field. No detentions have been reported so far.
According to Palestine News and Information Agency - WAFA, later in the day, the occupation forces closed all entrances to Biddya with earth mounds after the raid. Local sources indicated that a military bulldozer erected mounds at the main and secondary entrances, amid a heavy deployment of forces around the town.
