Israeli Forces Arrest Seven Palestinians in West Bank Raids

A 16-year-old Palestinian was arrested on Saturday morning after Israeli troops raided his family’s home in the town of Tammun, southeast of Tubas city.

Four other Palestinians were arrested during predawn raids in the villages of Urif, Einabus and Burqa in the Nablus governorate, the Palestinian news agency reported.

In a separate raid, Israeli forces arrested another 16-year-old Palestinian in the village of Wadi Fukin, west of Bethlehem city. Another Palestinian was also arrested at a military checkpoint northeast of Bethlehem, according to Wafa.

Separately, Israeli forces raided dozens of homes in the town of Asira ash-Shamaliya, north of Nablus city, Wafa reported. Dozens of residents were rounded up inside a house that was turned into what the agency described as a field interrogation centre.