Israeli army raids several areas across West Bank, arrests Palestinians

By Qais Abu Samra

RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) - The Israeli army on Tuesday carried out several raids across the occupied West Bank to arrest Palestinians, according to eyewitnesses.

The Israeli forces raided the city of Qalqilya, northern the West Bank, and stormed into several homes in the city, the eyewitnesses told Anadolu.

They added that the Israeli army vehicles intentionally hit Palestinian cars to damage them, while the snipers were deployed on the houses in the city.

The Israeli army also raided the town of Hableh, southern Qalqilya, and at least detained four Palestinians.

Other Israeli incursions were reported in Tulkarem, Bethlehem, Ramallah, Hebron, and Jenin, where five Palestinians at least were detained by the Israeli forces, local sources told Anadolu.

The Israeli army's incursions come in the light of a wave of illegal settlers' violence against Palestinians during which they torched dozens of Palestinian homes and cars.

Tensions have been high across the occupied territory amid ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, which left nearly 33,800 people dead since a cross-border attack by Hamas on Oct. 7.

At least 468 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli army fire in the West Bank since then, according to the Health Ministry.

* Writing by Ahmed Asmar.