There have been confrontations between Palestinian fighters and Israeli forces in the town of Tammun, about 5 kilometres south of Tubas city in the occupied West Bank, Al Jazeera reports.

Other armed confrontations took place this morning in Turmus Aya village, north of Ramallah, after Palestinian fighters targeted a nearby Israeli military base.

Israeli forces raided the villages of Khirbet Abu Falah, Kafr Malek and Turmus Aya in search of the shooters.

Israeli forces also raided Palestinian homes in Qalqilya city and arrested several people.

One of the homes that was stormed had been raided 14 times in the last few days.

Other raids took place across the occupied West Bank. During these raids, the Israeli forces arrested 25 Palestinians, including two women and a journalist.

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