The Israeli military has stormed the occupied West Bank city of Qalqilya, the Wafa news agency reports, arresting a Palestinian man after storming his house.

The Israeli military had arrested three of the man’s brothers in Qalqilya on Wednesday, local media reports.

Israeli forces have also stormed the Jalazone refugee camp north of Ramallah, arresting one man — and the city of Hebron and several towns in the Hebron governorate, including Dura, Idhna, Beit Awa, Surif and Deir Samit.

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