The Israeli military has arrested five Palestinians during the storming of several towns and villages in Ramallah and el-Bireh governorate in the occupied West Bank, Wafa news agency reports.

Three men, including a university professor, were arrested from their homes in the village of Safa, northwest of Ramallah.

Israeli forces also arrested a Palestinian man who was only released from detention a month ago after raiding his home in the town of Sinjil, north of Ramallah. A fifth man was arrested in the village of Deir Ibzi, west of Ramallah.

Confrontations have also broken out between Israeli forces and Palestinians in the village of Ajoul, north of Ramallah.

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