Israeli forces carry out mass arrests and close entrances in West Bank's Salfit

Israeli forces made dozens of arrests overnight and early on Sunday in several towns in the central West Bank area of Salfit, amid a heightened military presence in the area.

Local Palestinian media reported that several Palestinians from the town of Qarawat Bani Hassan were detained.

In the town of Al-Zawiya, Israeli troops detained at least 14 Palestinians, including a father and his three sons. Most of those detained were later released.

Israeli soldiers also detained a number of Palestinian residents in the village of Mas'ha.

Later on Sunday, Israeli forces closed a number of key entrances to the towns of Deir Ballut, Rafat, Al-Zawiya and Mas'ha in Salfit.