Israeli occupation forces launch detention raids across West Bank, Quds amid clashes

OCCUPIED PALESTINE, Sept. 19 (YPA) – Israeli occupation forces detained several Palestinians early Saturday during widespread overnight raids across the occupied West Bank and Quds (Jerusalem), marked by physical assaults, live fire, and tear gas.

In Ramallah governorate, forces raided Al-Mughayyir and Turmus Ayya, searching homes and assaulting several young men. In Nablus, Israeli troops entered Aqraba and Jerusalem Street, firing live ammunition at a vehicle near the Huwara checkpoint. South of Nablus, Zionist armed settlers surrounded a residence in Khirbet al-Marajam.

In Jenin, Israeli troops raided the Arab American University’s dormitories, detaining an individual in housing for displaced persons from the Jenin camp, alongside incursions into Arraba and Fahma. Separate raids were conducted in Deir Ballut (Salfit), where one man was detained, as well as in Jericho, Qalqilya, and Dura (Hebron).

In East Jerusalem, forces entered Kafr Aqab, while tear gas canisters sparked fires in Mount Scopus in Al-Isawiya.

YPA