The Israeli military has assaulted an ambulance crew and detained a female ambulance officer in the village of Osarin, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, Al Jazeera reports, citing Wafa news agency.

An ambulance driver told Wafa that Israeli forces detained the crew members, assaulted and interrogated them, before searching their vehicle and arresting the female paramedic for several hours.

The Israeli military has also conducted raids in other locations across the occupied West Bank, which according to Al Jazeera are: the city of Nablus, the city of Tulkarem, the town of Kafr Abbush, the village of Husan, the town of al-Khader, and the village of Beit Dajan.

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