Israeli occupation soldiers raid several West Bank towns, blow up a house, and detain people

RAMALLAH: The Israeli occupation forces this morning raided several West Bank cities, towns, villages, and refugee camps, destroying homes and property and detaining people. Soldiers raided Nur Shams refugee camp in the northern West Bank city of Tulkarm in an incursion that lasted for 10 hours before pulling out. During the raid, the soldiers blew up a house and caused fire to another, while destroying roads and infrastructure. One person was also detained in Tulkarm. Soldiers also raided the city of Qalqilya, also in the north of the West Bank, where they assaulted youths and broke into homes, seizing money, destroying furniture, and causing panic among their residents. In Ramallah city, soldiers raided several neighborhoods and detained a prominent woman activist and former lawmaker, Khalida Jarrar, along with three other people. Others were also detained in area villages, including the head of Saffa village council. Raids were also reported in Hebron, in the south of the West Bank, where 17 people we re detained. Soldiers also raided several areas in the Bethlehem governorate, rounding up 15 people, including two women after raiding their homes in Aida refugee camp. Soldiers also detained three people in the Jenin governorate, in the north of the West Bank, and one person snatched at his workplace in Qalandia refugee camp, south of Ramallah. According to Palestinian prisoners' groups, Israel detained today 55 Palestinians in the West Bank, including three women and two journalists, raising the total detained since October 7 to 4785 people. Source: Palestine News and Information Agency – WAFA