The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) launched a large-scale campaign across the West Bank late Friday night, continuing into the early hours of Saturday, during which they kidnapped a number of Palestinian citizens and conducted extensive raids on family homes.
Israeli occupation forces raid the town of Qaryout, south of Nablus. pic.twitter.com/kAsqdgZbhq
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According to local sources, the IOF kidnapped a citizen in the town of Ya’bad, south of Jenin, and briefly detained Omar, the son of senior Hamas official Adnan Hamarsha, following violent incursions into residential properties before releasing him.
Israeli forces raid the town of Qafin, north of Tulkarem. pic.twitter.com/pCjEm8EEVn
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In al-Khalil (Hebron), occupation forces assaulted several young men in the town of Beit Awwa, seized vehicles in Deir Samet west of the city, and stormed the towns of Taffuh and Kharas. Reports also indicate that a citizen was kidnapped from the hamlet of Khirbet al-Fakhit in Masafer Yatta, south of al-Khalil.
During a raid on the town of Idhna, west of Hebron, Israeli forces fire stun and tear gas grenades at Palestinians. pic.twitter.com/wF1NKd5H5Y
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In the Salfit governorate, two young men were taken prisoner during an IOF raid on the town of Deir Ballut.
Watch | Israeli occupation forces violently attack Palestinian civilians while storming the town of Beit Awwa, west of Hebron in the occupied West Bank. pic.twitter.com/fQFGkl5vBH
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The IOF also carried out home raids in several other areas across the occupied West Bank, though no arrests were reported in those instances.
Source: Palestinian media (translated and edited by Al-Manar)