Israeli forces have rounded up at least 13 people in their latest raids across Hebron, el-Bireh, and Ramallah governorates in the occupied West Bank, Al Jazeera says, quoting reports from the Wafa news agency.

Those arrested include:

  • Seven people from Hebron, where Israeli soldiers also seized equipment from al-Ahli Hospital
  • One person from the town of Silwad in Ramallah
  • Six people from the village of Deir Qaddis, 16km west of Ramallah.

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