The Israeli military has arrested six people in Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, Wafa reports.

Violent clashes have also broken out between Palestinian resistance fighters and Israeli forces in the Nur Shams refugee camp, east of the city of Tulkarem, after Israeli troops raided the area and arrested a Palestinian man.

Two Palestinians have also been arrested in the village of Asira al-Qibliya, south of Nablus, Wafa reports.

Israeli raids have been reported in the Shu’fat refugee camp, north of occupied Jerusalem, and the town of Tuqu, southeast of Bethlehem.

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Updated 01 Aug, 2026

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