UPDATE - Israeli army withdraws from Jenin after raid

UPDATES WITH WITHDRAWAL OF ISRAELI FORCES; CHANGES HEADLINE, DECK, LEDE; EDITS THROUGHOUT

By Qais Abu Samra

RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – The Israeli army on Wednesday withdrew from the Jenin city in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, shortly after carrying out a raid to arrest a Palestinian.

Eyewitnesses told Anadolu that the Israeli forces cordoned a home in the Jenin refugee camp and arrested a Palestinian there.

The Palestinian armed groups in Jenin, including those affiliated with the Hamas and Islamic Jihad groups, said in statements that their fighters clashed with the Israeli forces in Jenin.

The Israeli Army Radio confirmed the arrest of a Palestinian, who it said was wanted by the Israeli army.

The Israeli army frequently carries out wide-ranging arrest campaigns across the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem on the pretext of searching for “wanted” Palestinians.

Tensions have been running high across West Bank in recent months amid repeated Israeli raids into Palestinian towns along with attacks and assaults carried out by Israeli settlers who are usually guarded by the Israeli army.

*Writing by Ahmed Asmar and Mahmoud Barakat