Israeli forces detained at least 15 Palestinians in overnight raids across the occupied West Bank on Wednesday and stormed the village of Al-Lubban al-Sharqiya, south of Nablus, where soldiers searched dozens of homes and sealed off the area, according to local sources.
More than 50 Israeli soldiers, backed by several military vehicles, raided Al-Lubban al-Sharqiya, searched dozens of homes and interrogated several residents, local sources told Anadolu.
The forces also sealed all entrances to the village, effectively isolating it from surrounding areas, the sources said.
Raids across the West Bank
In separate overnight raids, Israeli forces detained at least 15 Palestinians across the occupied West Bank, with most arrests reported in the northern governorate of Nablus.
According to local sources, Israeli forces detained 11 Palestinians from several towns and villages in Nablus after raiding and searching their homes.
Two more Palestinians were detained in the towns of Faroun and Saida in Tulkarem governorate following similar raids, the sources added.
Another Palestinian was detained in Al-Jalazone refugee camp, north of Ramallah, after Israeli forces stormed and searched his home.
In Jenin, Israeli forces also detained a Palestinian after raiding his home in the city's eastern neighbourhood and damaging its contents.
1,182 Palestinians killed since October 2023
Israeli forces conduct near-daily military raids across the occupied West Bank, frequently carrying out arrests and attacks against Palestinians and their property.
Attacks by Israeli army and illegal Israeli settlers have intensified across the occupied territory since the start of Israel's genocidal war on Gaza in October 2023.
According to Palestinian officials, at least 1,182 Palestinians have been killed, around 13,000 injured and nearly 24,000 arrested in the West Bank since the start of the war.
The Israeli raids have intensified since Friday's violence in the town of Tell, near Nablus, where four Palestinians and two Israelis were killed during an attack by Israeli settlers under the protection of the Israeli army, according to Palestinian sources.
