Israeli forces have launched pre-dawns raids across the occupied West Bank, triggering clashes in the village of Beit Sera, west of Ramallah, Al Jazeera reports citing the Wafa news agency.

The soldiers fired stun grenades and tear gas during the confrontations, the agency reported.

Israeli forces also raided the towns of Illar, north of Tulkarem, and Hizma, northeast of Jerusalem. A 22-year-old Palestinian man was arrested in Hizma, Wafa reported.

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