Jerusalem:Israeli forces detained 19 Palestinians, including a former prisoner, during military raids across the occupied West Bank early Thursday.
According to Palestine news & Information Agency – WAFA – English, in the Jenin governorate, 10 Palestinians were detained after Israeli forces raided and searched their homes in several towns and villages. Among the detainees were three Palestinians displaced from the Jenin refugee camp, as reported by the Palestinian Prisoner's Society.
In the Bethlehem governorate, six Palestinians were detained in various areas, including the town of Tuqu', Wadi Abu Fariha, and the town of Ash-Shawawra. The detainees included a former prisoner. Security sources indicated that the forces raided several areas before carrying out the detentions.
In the Nablus governorate, two Palestinians were detained after Israeli forces conducted raids in the villages of Awarta, Urif, and Burin south of the city, where they searched homes and tampered with their contents. Additionally, forces raided a house in Beit Furik, east of Nablus, and searched it, but no detentions were reported.
In occupied Jerusalem, a young man was detained during a raid on Qalandiya refugee camp north of the city, following a raid and search of his home, as reported by the Jerusalem Governorate.