Israel has continued to carry out overnight and early morning raids across the occupied West Bank, Al Jazeera reports citing Wafa news agency and other Palestinian media outlets.

  • The Israeli military deployed throughout Tulkarem city, particularly in the market area, and near the Al-Alemi Roundabout, where they conducted searches and patrols.
  • Israeli military vehicles and soldiers stormed Tulkarem’s eastern suburb of Thinnabeh, searching homes and interrogating residents.
  • Israeli forces carried out a dawn raid on the Askar refugee camp eastof Nablus, deploying tear gas and sound grenades and firing livebullets as they searched homes. No injuries or arrests were reported.
  • Troops also stormed the town of Jaba, south of Jenin.

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