Israeli occupation soldiers raid Bethlehem and Nablus, detain several Palestinians

Security sources told Wafa that Israeli occupation forces detained several Palestinians across Bethlehem after sweeping into multiple neighbourhoods before dawn in the occupied West Bank.

Troops arrested the brothers Muhammad and Mahmoud Ahmed al-Balboul in the al-Fawa’ra area, picked up Manna’ al-Radi from al-Saf Street, seized Abdullah and Hussein Awad Ubayyat in Hindaza, and took Ahmed Asaad Faraj from Aida refugee camp after breaking into their homes and searching them.

The same sources said Israeli forces also pushed into Aida and Dheisheh camps, though no additional arrests were reported.

In Nablus, Israeli forces launched fresh raids across the city and surrounding villages in the early hours of Tuesday, entering homes and forcing residents to hand over CCTV footage. Local and security sources told Wafa that the army stormed the village of Awarta, raided a house and a shop, and confiscated camera recordings.

Troops also moved into Qaryut and al-Badhan, searching several homes. At dawn, soldiers swept through multiple areas in Nablus, including al-Ain refugee camp, Rafidia, Beit Wazan and al-Basatin, carrying out extensive searches. No arrests were confirmed from the Nablus raids.