Israeli soldiers have arrested at least 19 Palestinians in early morning raids across the occupied West Bank, including at least eight people in several areas of Nablus, Al Jazeera reports.

The Wafa news agency is also reporting that seven Palestinians in Tulkarem and four Palestinians from Salfit were arrested after Israeli forces raided and searched their homes.

Israeli settlers attacked and wounded a 62-year-old man in Khirbet Umm Nir, adjacent to the village of Susiya in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron.

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