The Israeli army has raided a number of towns and cities in the occupied West Bank overnight, Al Jazeera reports.

Two men, Mohammad Rabie, a secretary of the Fatah movement, and Hassan Qurei, were arrested in Abu Dis, east of occupied Jerusalem.

In Qalqiliya, several homes were broken into, including those of the al-Rabi and Freej families. According to the Wafa news agency, Israeli soldiers stole a large sum of money from al-Rabi family’s home and destroyed their belongings.

Israeli forces also stormed Nablus, as well as al-Ein and Askar refugee camps.

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